| A | B |
| Islamic Fundimentalist | muslims who follow the strictist rules of Islam |
| deposited | soil is deposited by a river when it is left behind |
| silt | tiny pieces of soil left behind by a river |
| chemical fertilizers | is a mixture of chemicals added to soil to make plants grow faster |
| ancient | this means very old |
| Pharos | The ancient kings of Egypt |
| Pyramids | large stone structures built in ancient Egypt |
| manganese | a type of metal or ore |
| unfavorable balance of trade | a country buys more goods from other countries than it sells or exports |