| A | B |
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| Akenhaton | Pharaoh who briefly changed Egypt's religion to be monotheistic |
| Ramses II | expanded Egypt's power during new Kingdom, encountered Moses |
| Papyrus | Reed that grew along the Nile and was used to make paper |
| The Pyramis were built during this Kingdom | The Old Kingdom |
| Theocracy | Where the government leader is also the religious leader |
| Hieroglyphics | The Egyptian writing system based on pictures |
| Hyksos | ruled Egypt in between the Middle and Old Kingdoms |
| Axum | Christian Kingdom, located near the Ethippian highlands |
| Zimbabwe | Kingdom known for its stone fortresses, located in between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers |
| Bureaucracy | A group of government officials and advisors who assist the King |
| Kush | Kingdom just south of Egypt on the Nile that traded to become wealthy |
| The Koran | The Muslim Holy Book |
| Gold and Salt | The two most important trade items in West Africa |
| Timbuktu | The great city in West Africa that was a center for learning and worship |
| Animism | The belief that all living things have a soul, led many kingdoms to believe in ancestor worship |
| Inundation | frequent flooding of the Nile that left black silt that helped the Egyptians farm |
| King Narmer | responsible for unting lower and uper Egypt |
| Ghana, Mali, Songhai | The famous empires of West Africa |
| Dynasty | When all the rulers of a country come from one family |
| Rosetta Stone | important artifact to help with deciphering Egytian Hieroglyphics |
| The Sahara Desert, Arabian Desert, and Cataracts of the Nile | Physical barriers that helped protect Egypt |
| Pharaoh | The Title Egyptian leaders took for themselves, meaning "Great house of the King" and was believed to be part God |
| New Kingdom | The kingdom which began after the Hyksos were expelled from Egypt |
