Vocabulary.
if you want to know about Egypt, you need to know the right words to use. Most definitions from Dictionary.com (C) and Wikipedia.org (D).
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definition |
significance |
red land,
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The 'black land' was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile. The ancient Egyptians used this land for growing their crops. This was the only land in ancient Egypt that could be farmed because a layer of rich, black silt was deposited there every year after the Nile flooded.
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This was very important because crops could be grown there only.
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Step Pyramid |
an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid. (A)
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The step Pyramid was the first step in building the great pyramids. The step pyramid was an advancement from the first burial tomb called a mastaba
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