| A | B |
|---|
| Nile River | Major river worshipped by the Egyptians as a god |
| pharaoh | Egyptian ruler believed to be not only a king, but a god |
| Osiris | Egyptian god who weighted the hearts of the dead |
| Pyramids | Tombs where Egyptians kings were buried during the Old Kingdom |
| Menes | Egyptian ruler who united upper and lower Egypt |
| theocracy | Type of government in which the ruler is both the religious and political leader |
| polytheisic | One who believes in many gods |
| mummification | Method used by Egyptians to preserve a corpse |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system |
| Hyksos | Rulers of Egypt during the Second Illness |
| Sea People | Mysterious people who caused great destruction in Egypt |
| Kush | Nubian kingdom that embraced many Egyptian ideas and traditions |
| Valley of the Kings | Locations of pharaohs tombs during the New Kingdom |
| Meroe | Home of the Kushite kings during its golden age |
| maat | Egyptian idea of justice, right, truth, and order |
