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| Cairo | Largest city in Africa and the capital of Egypt |
| Pharaoh | title of the ancient Egyptian kings |
| hieroglyphs | the picture signs used as writing |
| papyrus | a reed from which paper was made |
| Muslim | A follower of Mohammed, of the Islamic religion |
| Aswan | One of the worlds largest dams is located at this Egyptian city. |
| oasis | a fertile or green spot in a desert |
| scarab | representation of a beetle considered divine by the Egyptians |
| bedouin | an Egyptian desert herdsman |
| ful | a dish made with beans, tomatoes and spices |
| Alexander the Great | conqueror of Egypt in 332 BC |
| Suez Canal | Built between 1859 -1869 for boats |
| felucca | a traditional Egyptian sailboat |
| Ramadan | a holy month and time of fasting for the Islamic faith |
| The Sphinx | a monument built to honor Pharaoh Khufu |
| a sarcophagus | a stone coffin |
| fellahin | Egyptian farmers and country people |
| Queen Hatshepsut | Egypt's only female pharaoh |
| Alexandria | Second largest city in Egypt and popular seaside resort |
| Omar Sharif | Egypt's most famous actor |
