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 |