- cataract: churning rapids in rivers
- delta: a marshy region formed by deposits of silt
- nome: one of the 36 teritoral divisons
- dynasty: a series of rulers from a single family
- Pharaoh: a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader
- ka: eternal life force after the king's death
- pyramid: a massive structure with a rectangluar base and four triangle sides, burial place for pharaohs and kings
- maat: represents goodness, law order, and justice
- hieroglyphics: an ancient Egyptian writing system which pictures represent ideas and sounds
- papyrus: a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta used for paperlike material for writing on
- Howard Carter was a British archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamon's tomb in 1922
- the Nile river provided Egypt with a reliable system of transportation and with annual deposits of fertile soil
- in about 3100 B.B., a strong-willed king of upper Egypt named Narmer united all of Egypt
- asian nomads known as the Hyksos ruled much of Egypt from 1649 to 1570 B.C.
- Jean Francois Champollion was the linguist who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone
- The Nile influenced Egyptian life because it provided transportation, silt, irrigation, bathing, drinking
- pyramids were built to serve as a tomb for the kings and pharaohs
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