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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