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| Egypt | an ancient kingdom and present-day country in northeastern Africa |
| Nile River Valley | the area of land surround the Nile River |
| Nile River | the longest river in the world; it flows from East Africa to Egypt |
| Lower Egypt | the region of Egypt that surrounds the Nile Delta |
| Upper Egypt | the region south of the Nile Delta |
| Memphis | city on the Nile in Egypt |
| Delta | triangular-shaped area at the mouth of some rivers |
| silt | a mixture of soil and small rocks |
| papyrus | a plant whose stems are used to make a kind of paper |
| cataract | a waterfall |
