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delta - the delta was were the nile river dispersed into many different parts
Narmer - the king who brought Upper and Lower Egypt together
pharaoh - Egyptian God-kings who were thought to be almost as splendid and powerful as the gods of the heavens
theocracy - type of government in which rule is based on religious authority
pyramid - the triangular shaped resting place of dead pharaohs
mummification - the preservation of royalty by embalming and drying the corpse then wrapping it up
hieroglyphic - pictographs that were used as a form of writing
papyrus - the reeds which grew in the delta that were used as paper

3. the deserts around Egypt acted a natural barrier and prevented other civilizations from trying to conquer them
4. the Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as godlike and almost as splendid and powerful as the gods in the heavens
5. the Egyptians mummified bodies because they believed they took their bodies into the afterlife and wanted to preserve them as best as they could

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