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| Delta | Triangle shaped area formed by soil deposited by the river; prime farm land |
| Nile River | The longest river in the world, flowing from South to North |
| Pharaoh | Title for the leaders/rulers of Egypt |
| Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family |
| Mummies | Wrapping specially treated bodies in cloth to preserve them for the afterlife |
| Elite | People of wealth and power in a society |
| Afterlife | Life after death, believed to be a happy place by Egyptians |
| Ka | A person's life force or spirit that is believed to live beyond their body |
| Polytheism | The belief and worship of more than one God (or Goddess) |
| Pyramids | Pointed stone tombs that are a marvel of engineering and usually dedicated to a leader |
| Scribes | An honorable job that kept records and accounts for the government. |
| Hieroglyphics | A writing system that used symbols to create sentences. |
| Papyrus | long-lasting paper made from a plant |
| Rosetta Stone | A stone with hieroglyphics, Greek, and later Egyptian. |
| Sphinxes | Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and heads of other animals or humans |
| Imports | Goods brought into somewhere from other regions |
| Exports | Goods sent out to other regions from somewhere |
