Ancient Egypt Obj. 1 Vocabulary Flash Cards

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Nile River	A river that flows north from Central Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Ancient Egyptian civilization formed around this river. Image: Nile (binary/octet-stream)
Delta	A flat, triangle-shaped plain that sometimes forms where a river empties water and sediment (dirt) into a bigger body of water Image: Nile Delta 1 (binary/octet-stream)
Mediterranean Sea	A body of water that surrounds the northern border of Egypt Image: Medsea (binary/octet-stream)
Irrigation	The application of controlled amounts of water to crops to help them grow Image: 220px Peanuts Irrigation (binary/octet-stream)
Papyrus	A grass-like water plant that grows in the Nile River in Egypt. It was used to make paper in Ancient Egypt Image: A5papyrus A (binary/octet-stream)

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