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- Q1finely ground soil that is good for growing crops. The Nile River is known for its silk deposits.silt300s
- Q2A ruler of ancient EgyptPharaoh30s
- Q3An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds and the basis of Egypt's first writing system.Hieroglyphics30s
- Q4nomadic herders who travel throughout deserts of Egypt and South AsiaBedouins30s
- Q5Peasant farmers of Egypt who rent small plots of landFellahin30s
- Q6marketplacesSouks30s
- Q7a city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold therefree port30s
- Q8a strip of dry grasslands on the southern border of the Sahara; also known as "the shore of the desert"Sahel30s
- Q9a hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western SaharaHarmattan30s
- Q10African fly carrying a human disease called sleeping sicknesstsetse fly30s
- Q11The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spiritsAnimism30s
- Q12A disease caused by mosquitoes implanting parasites in the blood.Malaria30s
- Q13A basic food that is used frequently and in large amountsstaple30s
- Q14to break away from the main countrySecede30s
- Q15Professional oral historians that pass on the histories of their tribes or peopleGriots30s