| A | B |
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| Theocracy | A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine leader. |
| Silt | A fine soil carried in the water of rivers. |
| Papyrus | A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, use by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on. |
| Delta | A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river |
| Mummification | A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying. |
| Dynasty | A series of rulers from a single family. |
| Hieroglyphics | An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds. |
| Pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. |
| Hyskos | A group of nomadic invaders from Southwest Asia who ruled Egypt form 1640 to 1570 BC |
| Bureaucracy | A system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government. |
| Cataract | waterfall, or falls; a steep descent of the water of a river. |
