Geography of the Nile
An ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan
Nubia
The title of the kings of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
A life after death
Afterlife
Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
Hieroglyphs
A mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals
Ore
A large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
Cataract
A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
Dynasty
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An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta; the plant used to make this paper
Papyrus
The region of ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts
Lower Nubia
A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
Delta
Complete control over someone or something
Absolute Power
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition
Mummy
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
Astronomer
The region of ancient Nubia between the second and sixth Nile cataracts
Upper Nubia
Fine soil found on river bottoms
Silt
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
Regent
An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
Giza
A huge building with four sloping triangle shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
Pyramid
A worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand
Artisan