Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

Delta

• Airline

• Mouth of a river

• A landform surrounded by water

• Churning rapids

Cataracts

• Churning rapids

• Mouth of a river

• Calm waters

• River tributary

Shadoof

• A weather system

• A temporary enclosure

• A large vessel for storage

• A bucket on a pole to transfer water

Bureaucrats

• Religious leaders

• Government officials

• Rulers of Egypt

• Low-level members of society

Pharaoh

• Egyptian ruler

• Mesopotamian ruler

• Indus Valley ruler

• Aztec ruler

Status

• Fame

• Reputation

• A person's rank

• Natural height

Hieroglyphics

• Mesopotamian writing

• Egyptian writing

• Japanese writing

• Incan writing

Papyrus

• Clay-like writing surface

• Reed-like writing surface

• Cotton-like writing surface

• Linen-like writing surface

Embalming

• Treating a body to prevent decay

• Treating a tooth to prevent decay

• Treating a wound to prevent decay

• Treating a broken bone

Dynasty

• Rule of three

• Female rulers

• Sibling rulers

• Family of rulers