6th Grade 3-1: Geography of the Nile
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jamesmoore Plus on November 17, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cataract | steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river |
| delta | a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water |
| silt | rich soil carried by flooding rivers |
| Herodotus | an ancient Greek historian looking for the source of the Nile River. |
| Lower Nubia | the region of ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts |
| Upper Nubia | the region of ancient Nubia between the second and sixth Nile cataracts |
| Upper Egypt | the southern part of ancient Egypt |
| Lower Egypt | The northern part of ancient Egypt |
| Nile River | The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea |
| Blue and White Nile | The sources of the Nile River, what is the Nile river known as where it begins |
| papyrus | ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant |
| Memphis | The capital of Old Kingdom Egypt, near the head of the Nile Delta. Early rulers were interred in the nearby pyramids. (p. 43) |
| elevation | the height of land above sea level |
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