| A | B |
|---|
| caravan | people and animals traveling over desert |
| Nile River | water source for Egyptians |
| RA | sun god |
| BA and KA | souls |
| cataracts | rapids and turns in river |
| Nubia | Kush |
| hieroglyphics | form of writing |
| papyrus | material used to write on |
| scribes | people who knew how to write and read |
| Valley of Kings | burial place of King Tut |
| pyramid | 80 still left standing today |
| mummy | took 70 days |
| Mediterrean Sea | mouth of Nile River |
| silt | rich black soil |
| floods | every year at same time |
| calendar | created according to cycle of Nile River |
| pharoah | leader of ancient Egypt |
| travel North on Nile River | use currents |
| travel South on Nile River | use winds |
| Rosetta Stone | decode hieroglyphics |
