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| silt | bits of black sil, sand, and clay laid down by flowing water |
| delta | a triangle shaped area of marshy land made by deposits of silt at the mouth of the river |
| economy | the use of workers and resources to produce goods and services |
| irrigation | the watering of dry land by means of streams, canals and pipes to produce more crops |
| pharaoh | the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt |
| pyramid | a huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians as a royal tomb |
| empire | a group of lands and people under one government |
| civilization | a society that has achieved a high level of culture including the development of government, religion, and the growth of large cities |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| papyrus | a type of paper made from reeds used by the Egyptians |
| scribe | a person whose profession was writing down or copying letters, contract, and other documents |
| Rosetta Stone | a large inscribed stone containing carvings inscribed in three languages- hieroglyphics, late Egyptian, and Greek |
| slave | a person who is the property of another person |
| cataract | a waterfall or churning rapids in a river |
| Upper Egypt | southern Egypt |
| Lower Egypt | northern Egypt |
| Nile River | major river in Egypt which flows south to north |
| Valley of the Kings | a site where many pharaohs were buried |
