| A | B |
|---|
| Middle Kingdom | Egypt's golden age of peace and prosperity |
| tribute | forced payments from a conquered people |
| incense | material burned for its pleasant smell |
| monotheistic | worshiping only one god |
| polytheistic | worshiping more than one god |
| temples | banks and houses to perform rituals for gods and goddesses |
| iron ore | what Egypt lacked natural resources for and had to trade to get |
| deity | a god or goddess |
| Nubia/Kush | the civilization that arose on the Nile River to the south of Egypt |
| interdependence | a situation where two people need each other for goods or services |
| cataracts | wild rapids in the Nile River that helped isolate Egypt |
| delta | an area of fertile soil (and silt) at the end of a river |
