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Ancient Egypt: Nile River
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Kemet | rich black soil |
| Silt | fertile soil for farming |
| Delta | triangular area of flatlands |
| Papyrus | reed used for making paper |
| Sanai Peninsula | weak spot for invasion |
| Polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| Monotheism | the belief in one god |
| Amon-Re | sun god |
| Osiris | god of the Nile and the Dead |
| Isis | wife of Osiris |
| Set | evil brother of Osiris |
| Horus | sky God |
| Anubis | guide of dead and god of embalming |
| Hathor | goddess of motherhood |
| Book of the Dead | help the Egyptians get into the underworld; It contained magic, spells, prayers, and hymns |
| pyramids | burial tombs for the kings |
| mummification | process that preserved the body of the dead for entry into the afterlife |