| A | B |
|---|
| absolute power | complete control over someone or something |
| afterlife | a life after death |
| artisan | a worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
| cataract | a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
| hieroglyphs | pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things or sounds |
| mummy | a dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
| pharaoh | the title of the kings of ancient Egypt |
| regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
| ore | a mineral or combination of minerals mined for the production of metals |
| papyrus | an early form of paper made from reed plants that grow in the Nile delta |
| pyramid | a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides |
| silt | fine soil found on river bottoms |
