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Egypt - Mrs. Blum
Locating Places
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History
6th Grade
01/06/2011

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Egypt
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Country in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea.
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Nile River
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The world longest river, flowing north from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Sahara
Definition
The largest desert in the world.
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Giza
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Located on the west bank of the Nile River. It is where the Great Pyramid still stands today.
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Thebes
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The capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle Kingdom. There the Egyptians restored power and enjoyed a golden age of stability, prosperity, and achievement.
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Nubia
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Present day Sudan along the Nile River, a region later known as Kush. An area where the kingdoms of Kush rose and fell  like a roller-coaster.
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Kush
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In present day Sudan, south of Egypt the region formally known as Nubia.
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Kerma
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This kingdom was formed when the more powerful Nubian villages took over the weaker ones. This kingdom had close ties with Egypt until Thutmose III conquered them and took control.
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Napata
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Thisfirst capital of the independent kingdom of Kush was located along the upper Nile where trade caravans crossed the river.
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Meroe
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About 540 B.C., Kush's rulers left Napata and moved farther south out of the Assyrians reach and made this their new capital city.
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