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| cataract | a waterfall or rapids in a river |
| delta | a fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea |
| shadoof | a bucket attached to a pole used to transfer water |
| papyrus | a reed plant that grew wild and was used to make paper |
| hieroglyphics | a writing system in ancient Egypt |
| dynasty | a line of rulers from the same family |
| theocracy | a government by religious leaders |
| pharaoh | ruler of ancient Egypt |
| bureaucrat | a government official |
| embalming | the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying |
| pyramid | a great stone tomb |
| incense | a material that is burned |
| envoy | a government representative to another country |
| savanna | a flat grassland in a tropical region |
| textile | woven cloth |
