Unit 2 chapter 3 Ancient Egypt Bayou Bridges vocabulary quiz

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

• papyrus

• delta

• contract

• cataract

land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• cataract

• delta

• papyrus

• island

a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• prophet

• pyramid

• papyrus

• pharaoh

a person whose job is copying written information

• Tanakh

• copy-cat

• scribe

• writer

a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• papyrus

• prophet

a system of writing based on pictures rather than letters

• hieroglyphics

• cataract

• scribe

• alphabet

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

• pyramid

• grass

• paper

• papyrus

an object used during a past period in history

• artifalse

• agriculture

• artifact

• artist

Which characteristic does this example show.

They believed people needed their bodies in good shape to reunite with if they were judged worthy of continuing on to the afterlife.

• Social structure:

• Belief systems:

• Government:

• Infrastructure

Which characteristic does this example show?

Pharaohs, scribes, priests, and warriors were at the top of the hierarchy; enslaved people and servants were at the bottom.

• Job specialization

• Organized Religion

• Social Structure

• Government