| A | B | 
|---|
| Embalming | removing organs and getting it ready for burial | 
| Delta | area of fertile soil | 
| Deity | gods or godesses | 
| Tribute | conquered people had to give money to those who conquered them | 
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian system of writing | 
| Dynasty | as line of rulersd from one family | 
| Cataract | cliffs and boulders created dangerous rapids | 
| Pyramid | burial site for a king | 
| Mummy | a dead body wrapped in linen strips | 
| Pharaoh | king, many believed to be a god | 
| Nile | 4,000 miles long and a gift to Egypt | 
| Sahara | the largest desert in the world | 
| Papyrus | a reed plant that grew along the Nile | 
| Hatshepsut | a female pharaoh | 
| Cleopatra | last ruling Pharaoh of Egypt | 
| Farmers | largest social class in Egypt | 
| Artisans | produced linen cloth, jewelry, pottery, and metal goods | 
| Animals | represent most of Egypt's gods and godesses | 
| Polythesistic | belief in many gods | 
| Monothesistic | belief in one God |