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Sergio Hernandez
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Pharaoh (the title of) a king of ancient Egypt
Mummy (esp. in ancient (Egypt) a dead body that has been preserved from decay, esp. by being treated with special substances before being wrapped in cloth.
pyramid a solid shape with a flat, square base and four flat, triangular sides which slope inward and meet to form a point at the top
tomb a structure or underground room where someone, esp. an important person, is buried
civilization a highly developed culture, including its social organization, government, laws, and arts, or the culture of a social group or country at a particular time
king a man who rules a country because he has been born into a family which by tradition or law has the right to rule, or the title given to such a man
God a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life and often worshiped for doing so, or a representation of this being
water that flows naturally through a wide channel that is surrounded by land river
a stone coffin, which was used in ancient times and is often decorated sarcophagus
great wealth, esp. in the form of a store of gold, silver, precious stones, or money: treasure
a large, dry area where there is very little rain and few plants desert
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