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chapter 8 words
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7th Grade
11/16/2009

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Rosetta Stone
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A acient Egyptian stone that provided a key to decipher hieroglyphics.
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Islam
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A refio n beliving in one god, called Allah, and his prophet on Eartth, Muhammad.
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Muslim
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A follower of Islam.
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Suez Canal
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A waterway linking the Red sea with the mediterrianean sea.
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Protectorate
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A weakercountry or area controlled by a stronger country.
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anwar el-Sadat
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President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981.
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Camop David Accords
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Peace treaty between Egpyt and Israel, signed in 1979.
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Sudan
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A country of northeast of Africa, located south of Egypt.
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Modernize
Definition
To accept modernm ways or ideas.
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Silt
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Fertile soil deposited by a river.
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Delta
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The triangle-shapeed deposit of rih soil at a river's mouth.
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Aswan High Dam
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A struture to control the floodwaters of the Nile River and provide eletricity.
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Cataract
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A high waterfall or rapids.
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Dynasty
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A family group that rukes for several generations.
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Pharaoh
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A ruler of acient Egypt.
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Pyramid
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An acient Egyptian structure, built overn orn around a tomb.
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Nubia
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In acient times, The Nile River valley of Southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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Kush
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An ancient Nubian Kingdom in Northern Sudan.
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Hieroglyphics
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An Egpytain writing system in which picture symbols stand for meanings or sounds.
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Papyrus
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A paperlike material made from the stems of the papyrus reed.
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Mummy
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A body prepared for burial according to acient Egyptian practice.
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