1BGU C W11-12 VOCABULARY

king of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt

• Narmer

• Hammurabi

government in which the ruler is considered to be a divine figure

• theocracy

• democracy

• monarchy

process by which a body is preserved after death

• mummification

• pyramids

plant used to make a paper-like material

• papyrus

• dynasty

Egyptian writing system

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

seasonal wind

• monsoon

• hurracanes

• tsunami

landmass that is a distinct part of a continent

• continent

• subcontinent

Egyptian ruler thought of as a god

• pharaoh

• king

marshy area at the mouth of a river

• delta

• valley

• plain

resting place for Egyptian kings after death

• pyramid

• palace