| A | B |
|---|
| Nile River | yearly floods allowed crops to grow |
| pharaoh | a king of Egypt |
| Great Pyramid | built for king Khufu |
| Great Sphinx | statue of lion with pharaoh's head |
| Giza | where Great Pyramid is |
| Hatshepsut | first female pharoah in Egypt |
| Ramesses II (the Great) | built most statues and buildings of all pharoahs |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian form of writing |
| scribe | person trained to read, and write, hieroglyphics |
| papyrus | plant paper was made from |
| cartouch | oval statue for names |
| Tutankhamun | Young king famous for his found treasures |
| mummification | process used to preserve (keep) the dead |
| canopic jars | jars to hold orans of the dead |
| shabits | figures buried with the mummy |
| Book of the Dead | paintings found on the wall of tombs with directions to the underworld |
| sarcophagus | coffin; large box to hold the dead |
| Ka | spirit that would travel to the underworld |
