Abeka 5Th Grade History Ch 7

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Sphinx

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monument with the head of a man and a body of a lion

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papyrus

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world's first paper like material

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famine

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a time of serious shortage of food

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pharaoh

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title given to an Egyptian

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mummy

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body wrapped and preserved

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delta

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buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river

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vizier

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second in command to the Egyptian king

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cataracts

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rock bed piled high in a river creating small waterfalls

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obelisk

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tall pointed pillar representing the sun god Ra

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hieroglyphic

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ancient Egyptian writing using pictures

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Rosetta Stone

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key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing

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shadoof

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irrigation device used by the Egyptians

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Egypt

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"Gift of the Nile"

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Sahara

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desert that covers most of Egypt

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Menes

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king how united Upper and Lower Egypt

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scribe

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secretary to the ruler in a court

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Great Pyramid

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built as a tomb for King Khufu

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Akhenaton

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first pharaoh

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Hatshepsut

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only woman pharaoh

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Joseph

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became a vizier

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Tutankhamen

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tomb revealed much about ancient Egypt

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Valley of the Kings

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near Thebes where many tombs of pharaohs have been found

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Egypt declined

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no iron

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Africa

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world's second largest continent

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Kilimanjaro

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highest mountain in Africa

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mountain

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a landform that rises higher than a hill

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Nile

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world's longest river

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plain

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a flat or level area of land

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plateau

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a highland plain

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Sahara

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world's largest desert

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valley

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low land between mountains