| A | B |
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| cataract | a waterfall |
| delta | the area near a river's mouth where the water deposits the fine soil |
| silt | fine soil deposited by a river |
| fertile | good for growing crops |
| linen | a type of fabric woven from flax plants |
| noble | a member of a wealthy and powerful family |
| scribe | a person whose job it was to write and keep records |
| hieroglyph | a picture that stands for a word or a letter |
| papyrus | a paperlike material made from a reed of the same name |
| afterlife | life that takes place in another world after death |
| embalm | to preserve a body after death |
| mummy | a body that has been dried so it won't decay |
| dynasty | line of rulers from the same family |
| succession | the order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne |
| pharaoh | the title of king in ancient Egypt |
| pyramid | structure with triangular sides that meet at a point |
| step pyramid | a pyramid with sides that rise in a series of steps |
| Khufu | paraoh who built the Great Pyramid |
| Hatshepsut | an Egyptian queen who declared herself paraoh in 1472 BC and expanded trade |
| obelisk | a four sided shaft with a pyramid-shaped top |
| Ramses II | the pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC and created a stable empire |
| reign | the time when a ruler is in power |
| mine | to gather rocks and minerals from an underground hole |
| official | a person who holds a position of authority |
| boundary | a border or line where something comes to an end |
| Nubia | a region in Africa that covers parts of egypt and Sudan |
| Kush | a powerful ancient kingdom of Nubia |
| Piankhi | a Kushite kinf who conquered Egypt |
| Meroe | the capital of Kush starting about 590 BC and a center of trade |
| smelting | the process of heating mineral bearing material to separate the elements |
| legend | a story handed down from earlier times |
| terrace | a leveled-off area of land |
| migration | moving from one region to another |
| herd | to tend to or watch over sheep, cattle, or other animals |
