| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Atum | the creator god |
| shu | the god of air |
| nut | the goddess of sky |
| isis | protector goddess |
| osiris | god of the underworld |
| set | god of chaos |
| nyphthys | protector of the dead |
| hapy | god of the innundation- Responsible for the flooding of the nile |
| bes | protector of pregnant women, newborn babies and the family |
| nun | waters of chaos |
| Ben-Ben | the hill that rose out of the waters of chaos |
| Myth | a story that has hidden meaning, especially one that is meant to teach a lesson |
| red land | the desert-red tint |
| black land | Fertile land-rich soil |
| anubis | god of embalming and the dead |
| hathor | goddess of love and joy |
| horus | the protector of the rulers of egypt; king of Egypt; ruler of Egypt |
| gods | pharohs were seen as |
| ra | the sun god |
| tawaret | the goddess who protected women during pregnancy and childbirth |
| hieroglyph | letters in the egyptian language |
| ammut | the eater (the monster); (eats the heart) |
| tefnut | god of moisture |
| geb | god of earth |
| toth | god of wisdom |
| herbulisim | act of creating medicines from plants |
| sirius | star that appears before the Nile floods |
| astronomers | people that study the stars |
| kufu | great pyramid was built for |
| herodotus | said "egypt is the gift of the Nile" |
| Nile | river that runs through egypt |
| cataract | there are 6 |
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