Ch. 4 Vocabulary List

Front

cataract

Back

High waterfall or rapids

Front

delta

Back

Triangle-shaped deposit of rich soil near a river’s mouth

Front

silt

Back

Fine, fertile soil carried by rivers and deposited on nearby lands

Front

fertile

Back

Favorable for the growth of crops and other plants

Front

linen

Back

Fabric woven from fibers of the flax plant

Front

plateau

Back

Flat land area that is raised sharply above other nearby land

Front

quarried

Back

Obtained stone by cutting, digging, or blasting

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scribes

Back

People who specialized in writing and record keeping

Front

hieroglyphs

Back

Pictures that stand for words or sounds

Front

papyrus

Back

Paper-like material made from the stems of the papyrus reed