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Geography, Economy, & Trade in Ancient Egypt

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Akhet
The season of the year when the Nile flooded, also referred to as Inundation.
Barter
An economic system of exchange where goods and services are exchanged for an agreed upon amount of other goods and services
Bureaucracy
An administrative or government group set up to make decisions and create systems
Canal
Man-made waterways used for irrigation, travel, and more
Caravan
Groups of traders often associated with travel through desert areas
Cataract
Shallow rocky portions of the Nile
Deben
A weight used in Egypt for trade and economics that was based on approximately 90 grams of copper
Delta
The mouth of a river that empties into a larger body of water like an ocean or sea, often a highly-fertile area
Famine
A prolonged shortage of food within a country or region
Memphis
The capital of the Lower Kingdom of Egypt
River Nile
The longest river in Africa that runs from South to North and is famous for its annual floods
Peret
The season of the year when the Nile waters receded and farmers could work their lands
Shaduf
An invention that allowed people to move water from one channel to another or transport water to fields farther out
Shemu
The season of the year when farmers harvested their crops
Silt
Fertile black soil deposited by the Nile's annual floods
Thebes/Luxor
The capital of the Upper Kingdom of Egypt
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