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 Egypt | Civilization started in the Nile River Valley |
| Hieroglyphics | a form of writing developed by the Egyptians |
| papyrus | used by the Egyptians use to make paper |
| Nile | the most important river in Egypt |
| flood | The Nile did this every year which made the land around it great for farming. |
| canals | Egyptian farmers dug these to irrigate their fields. |
| pharoahs | the kings of Egypt |
| Re | ancient Egyptian sun god |
| pyramids | built by Egyptians because they believed in an afterlife |
| writing | Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of |
| natron | what the Egyptians dried out a body with |
| mummy | a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) |
| sarcophagus | a coffin for a pharaoh |
| embalming | process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death |
| Hatshepsut | female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade |
| Tut | the boy king who died at 19 |
| Ramses | Pharaoh for over 60 years who had many temples built |