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Egypt
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Social Studies
6th Grade
01/07/2015

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Delta
Definition
The flat fan shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of the river
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Unification
Definition
the joining of separate parts such as kingdoms into one
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
the ancient egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for object, ideas, or sounds.
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Mene
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king of upper Egypt who united Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
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Memphis
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Capital of Egypt's old kingdom, located on the Nile, near present day Cairo
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silt
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A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rocks carried and deposited by a river
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Khufu
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Egyptian Pharaoh who built the pyramid
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Irrigation
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the watering of dry lands by means of canals
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economy
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The way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services
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Pharaoh
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the title used by the ruler of ancient Egypt
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Thebes
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An ancient city in Upper Egypt that became the new kingdom
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Papyrus
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A paper made of papyrus. A reed plant growing along the Nile, ancient egyptians use for writing
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Lower Egypt
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the northern part of ancient Egypt
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Upper Egypt
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The southern part of ancient Egypt
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Scribe
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A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents
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Nile River
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The worlds longest river that flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea
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