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a group of rocky rapids
cataracts
largest river in Egypt, largest river in the world
The Nile River
an area of deposited sediment
delta
a reed plant that grows along the Nile which is used to make baskets, river rafts, and paper
papyrus
a ruling family
dynasty
an Egyptian ruler
pharaoh
a government official appointed by the pharaoh
bureaucrat
a combination of pictures and sound symbols to represent words.
hieroglyphics
the buying and selling of goods
commerce
to produce or create
generate
dependence by each country or group on the other
interdependence
One of the world's first alphabets
Meroitic Script
To depend or Trust
Rely
a body preserved by a special process
mummy
the study of the structure of the body and its organs
anatomy
a structure with triangle sides used as tombs for pharaohs
pyramids
