A place where almost no rain falls.
a desert
A kind of writing with pictures
hieroglyphs
To take over other lands. (Rome ____other lands.)
conquer
A place where a river spreads out over the land before it flows into the sea
delta
thick ice that moves slowly across the land
glacier
life after death
afterlife
A group of countries controlled by one ruler or government
Empire
The year in which we begin counting up to the year we live in
A.D.
A building where a dead body is kept
tomb
The place where a river begins
source
A place where the government met and worked in ancient Rome
the Forum
Where is Italy?
in Europe
Where is Egypt?
in Africa
