| A | B |
|---|
| savannah | a grassy plain |
| delta | low land formed at mouth of river |
| cataract | waterfall or fast moving water |
| nation-state | large region with one government and united people |
| inundation | yearly time of flooding in Egypt |
| afterlife | life after death |
| nome | city-state in ancient Egypt |
| dynasty | series of rulers from the same family |
| pharaoh | an Egyptian king |
| vizier | government official;advisor to the pharaoh |
| decree | a command |
| hieroglyphics | ancient Egyptian system of writing |
| papyrus | paper-like material used for writingf |
| pyramid | burial place for the dead |
| mummy | a preserved body |
