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| land above the 6th Nile Cataract, source of much of Egypt's wealth and culture |
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| a system for watering crops |
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| splitting of large river as it reaches the sea |
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| religious and/or political ruler of ancient Egypt |
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| pharoah of Upper Kingdom that conquered lower kingdom to create the Old Kingdom |
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| first female ruler in written history, led Egypt to great peace and wealth during the Middle Kingdom |
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| ruler who built many great monuments during the New Kingdom |
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| a string of rulers from the same family |
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| holy book with chants and spells needed in afterlife |
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| religious belief in one diety |
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| religious belief in many deities |
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| 12 hour days of the year when the earth is exactly vertical on its axis |
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| to record the location and dimensions of land by taking exact measurements and applying rules of geometry |
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| significant items passed down from ancestors to descedants |
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| ancient Egyptian system of writing using picture symbols |
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| stone with 3 languages found in 1799 that helpes historians understand hieroglyphics |
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| paper made from wet reeds |
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| an extremely large farm, usually staffed by workers who live on-site |
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| the best sister in the world. |
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