| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Savannas | grassy plains |
| dynasty | line of rules from the same family |
| embalming | process developed by the Eyptians of preserving a persons body after death. |
| tribute | a payment made by one group of nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection. |
| mummy | body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen. |
| Thebes | The capital of Egypt in the middle kingdom |
| Cataracts | Rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs |
| Memphis | The capital of Eygpt in the Old Kingdom |
| Ramses II | The greatest pharaoh of the new kingdom |
| Isis | Ruled under world with her husband Osiris. |
| Nile River | The world largest river |
| Hapi | The goddess that ruled the Nile |
| Hatshepsut | the female pharaoh that helped rebuild the Eygptian ecomony |
| Sahara | The worlds largest desert |
| Great Pyramid | The tallest building for 4,000 years. |
| Son of Re | The pharaoh was believed to be the son of Re, the sun god |
| Re | the chief god and sun god |
| papyrus | the material used for paper making |
| Nubia | The Eygptians called Modern day Sudan |
| The Book of The Dead | The name of teh book of spells adn prayers studied to help obtain the after life. |
| Akhenaton | Tried to change the Eyptian religion |
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