Kingdoms of the Nile
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| Cataracts | Rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt.
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| Delta | A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
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| Menes | Egyptian King who united Upper and Lower Egypt
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| Pharaoh | The title used by the rulers of Egypt
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| Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family
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| Theocracy | A government ruled by religious authorities
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| Khufu | The most famous pharaoh of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
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| Afterlife | life after death; much of Egyptian religion focused on the this
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| Mummy | Specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation
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| Pyramid | A huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians and other peoples
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| Middle Kingdom | The period of Egyptian history from about 2050 to 1750 BC and marked by order and stability.
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| New Kingdom | period from about 1550 to 1050 BC in Egyptian history, when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
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| Trade Routes | A path followed by traders
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| Queen Hatshepsut | One of the first female pharaohs of Egypt, supported trade and art
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| Ramses the Great | Arguably the most powerful pharaoh from Ancient Egypt, led the fight against the Hyksos
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| Hieroglyphs | The ancient Egyptian writing that used picture symbols
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| Rosetta Stone | A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian writing that allowed historians to decode hieroglyphics
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| Sphinxes | An imaginary creature with a human head (most times) and the body of a lion
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| Obelisk | A tall, pointed, four-sided pillar typical of ancient Egypt
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| King Tutankhamen | Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was discovered by British historians
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| Piankhi | Kushite ruler who began the Kushite Dynasty in Ancient Egypt
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| Export | Items sent out to another region
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| Import | Items brought in from another region
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| Merchant | A trader
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| Queen Shanakhdakheto | First female ruler of the Kushites
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