| A | B |
|---|
| Polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| Social Class | a group of people based on status and wealth |
| Pharaoh | the king of Egypt, referred to as a god |
| Dynasty | A group of families in power for a long period of time |
| Natural Barriers in Egypt | Deserts, provided protection for the people in Egypt |
| Nile River | the major river that runs from south to north in Egypt |
| Pyramid | a temple used by Egyptians to bury their Pharaohs |
| Africa | the continent ancient Egypt is in |
| Irrigation | the system of watering dry land used by the Egyptians AND Mesopotamians |
| Hieroglyphics | the Egyptian writing system based on pictures that represent words/symbols and sounds |
| Papyrus | The paper-like material the Egyptians used to write on |
| Osiris | The god of the After Life and ruler of the underworld. |
| Isis | Osiris' wife, the god of fertility |
| "The Gift of the Nile" | the annual flooding of the Nile River |
