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| Egypt | warm and sunny, the land that receives little rainfall, located in NE Africa |
| Nile River | river Egyptians heavily relied on |
| Cataracts | narrow cliffs and boulders in the Nile that formed wild rapids |
| Sahara | desert West of Egypt (largest desert in the world) |
| Papyrus | reed plant that grew along the Nile, made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper. |
| Hieroglyphics | picture symbol writing system used by ancient Egyptians |
| Narmer | also known as Menes, credited for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Dynasty | line of rulers |
| Pharaohs | Egyptian kings means "great house" |
| Deities | gods or goddesses |
| Embalming | process to preserve the dead |
| Mummy | Egyptian body wrapped in long stripes of linen |
| Pyramids | mountain like structures used as a tomb for pharaohs |
| King Khufu | had the Great Pyramid built as his tomb |
| Giza | ancient city in Egypt home of the Great Pyramid |
| Thebes | was the capital city that was moved from Memphis during the Middle Kingdom |
| Tribute | forced payments, to enrich a kingdom |
| Ahmose | led an uprising that drove the Hyksos out of Egypt |
| Hatshepsut | 1473 B.C. was queen who came into power after her husband died |
| Incense | a material burned for its pleasant smell |
| Thutmose III | became pharaoh when Hatshepsut died |
| Akhenaton | name changed by Amenhotep to worship Aton. |
| Tutankhamen | was a boy about 10 years old who became pharaoh, died 9 years later his body was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter |
| Ramses II | great pharaoh who ruled for 66 years, 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C. |
| Nubia | in present day Sudan home of the Kush |
| Kush | was a powerful group that took control of Egypt by 728 B.C. |
| Savannas | grassy plains |
| Kerma | Nubian villages merged forming this kingdom |
| Napata | Kushite kings ruled from this city |
| Kashta | Kushite king who began conquering Egypt |
| Piye | son of Kashta who finished taking over Egypt |
| Meroe | 540 B.C. Kushites moved their capital to this city to be out of the reach of the Assyrians |
