| A | B |
| Four River Valley Civilizations | Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, and China |
| Cultural Diffusion | spread of goods, ideas, and customs among different people |
| Narmer/Menes | He unified upper and lower Egypt |
| Old Kingdom | Kingdom known for great pyramid building |
| Middle Kingdom | At the end of this kingdom the Hyksos took over |
| New Kingdom | Pharaohs wanted to strengthen Egypt |
| Theocracy | Egyptian form of government control by one person, god/king |
| Hyksos | nomadic invaders took over at the end of Middle Kingdom |
| Hatshepsut | Female pharaoh who ruled for an heir too young to rule |
| Amenhotep/Akhenaton | Egyptian pharaoh who converted to montheism |
| Ramses II | Pharaoh who let Moses take Hebrews out of Egypt |
| Osiris | God of the Dead |
| Papyrus | tall reed used to make a paper-like material used for writing |
| Rosetta Stone | Artifct which unloced the mystery behind the Egyptian hieroglyphics |