Unit 2 Topic 3 Vocabulary

Cataract

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles

• a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

Delta

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles

• a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

Pharaoh

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles

• a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

Pyramid

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles

• a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

Papyrus

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a tall plant that ancient Egyptians used to make paper; the paper made from the plant of the same name

• a system of writing based on pictures rather than letters

• an object used during a past period in history

  
  

Hieroglyphics

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a tall plant that ancient Egyptians used to make paper; the paper made from the plant of the same name

• a system of writing based on pictures rather than letters

• an object used during a past period in history

  
  

Artifact

• land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• a tall plant that ancient Egyptians used to make paper; the paper made from the plant of the same name

• a system of writing based on pictures rather than letters

• an object used during a past period in history