S.S. Egypt #1
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mfilippine on March 10, 2010
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 Delta | A triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
| Cataract | A large waterfall or steep rapids |
| Upper Egypt | An area in ancient and present day egypt in Nile Valley, south of the delta and streching to the first cataract |
| Lower egypt | An area in ancient and present day Egypt, the north Nile river region (delta region) |
| Mummy | A dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
| Hieroglyphics | Pictures and other written symbols that stand or ideas, things, and sounds |
| Pyramid | A huge building with four sloping sides, built as a royal tomb in egypt |
| Pharaoh | A king in ancient egypt |
| Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family of ethic groups |
| After life | A life after death |
| Papyrus | An early form of paper made from a reed like plant found in the marshy areas of the nile delta |
| Embalm | To prevent the decay of a dead body by treating it with preservations |
| Obelisk | A tall, four sided stone pillar that tapers to a point like pyramid |
| Nubia | A desert region and ancient kingdom in the nile river valley on the site of present day southern egypt and north sudan |
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