a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile; used to make paper

a waterfall or rapids in a river; dangerous but can provide protection

government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader

a complex Egyptian writing system with a combination of pictures and sound symbols

This was found in July of 1799 and helped scholars finally crack the code of hieroglyphics

a system where the people at the top have more power than the people below them

fertile land hugging the banks of the Nile; life giving

barren desert that protected Egypt on both sides; life taking

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

a ruler in Ancient Egypt

a line of rulers from one family

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