| A | B |
|---|
| Pharaoh | Egyptian king (monarch) |
| Delta | Triangular shaped area at the mouth of a river |
| Upper Egypt | Elevated area |
| Lower Egypt | Northern Egypt |
| Menes | United Upper and Lower Egypt |
| King Tut | Egyptian pharaoh--Famous for the riches found in his tomb |
| Ramses | Known for having many building erected |
| pyramids | Huge structures built as tombs |
| Queen Hatshepsut | First powerful female pharaoh--increased trade |
| silt | rich soil deposited on the banks of the Nile |
| irrigation | bringing water to the crops |
| agriculture | farming |
| North | Direction in which the Nile River flows |
| Sirius | Star that appeared before the yearly flood |
| calendar | Created by Egyptian astronomers to predict the flood |
| Mummy | preserved body of the Egyptian dead |
| Howard Carter | Archaeologist that discovered King Tut's tomb |
| Moses | Took the Hebrews out of Egypt |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| Papyrus | Water plant used to make paper |
| Canopic jars | Containers for mummified remains of organs |
| Death mask | Covering over a mummy's head |
| Rosetta Stone | Discovery that enabled scholars to read hieroglyphics |
| Giza | Location of the Great Pyramid |
| Valley of the Kings | Underground burial spot of kings |
| polytheism | Belief in many gods |
