| A | B |
|---|
| pharaoh | an Egyptian king |
| dynasty | a line of kings from the same family |
| mummy | a preserved body |
| sphinx | mythical creature with the body of a lion and head of a man, ram or hawk |
| pyramid | a pharaoh's tomb |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing |
| delta | lowland formed at the mouth of a river by silt |
| papyrus | paper-like material Egyptians wrote on |
| decree | command |
| vizier | advisor to the pharaoh |
| cataract | waterfall or fast moving water |
| bureaucracy | network of appointed government officials |
| intermediary | a go-between |
| inundation | the yearly flood |
| nation-state | a region with one government and a united group of people |
| nome | city-state in ancient Egypt |
