Terms to Know
cataracts dangerous, fast-moving waters
delta a fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea
shadoof a bucket attached to a long pole used to move water for irrigation
papyrus a reed plant that grows along the Nile River
hieroglyphics a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols
dynasty a line of rulers from one family
theocracy a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
pharaoh ruler of ancient Egypt
bureaucrat government official
embalming the process of preserving dead bodies
pyramid a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
incense a material burned for its pleasant smell
envoy a person who represents his country in a foreign place
savanna a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
textile woven cloth
cataracts dangerous, fast-moving waters
delta a fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea
shadoof a bucket attached to a long pole used to move water for irrigation
papyrus a reed plant that grows along the Nile River
hieroglyphics a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols
dynasty a line of rulers from one family
theocracy a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
pharaoh ruler of ancient Egypt
bureaucrat government official
embalming the process of preserving dead bodies
pyramid a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
incense a material burned for its pleasant smell
envoy a person who represents his country in a foreign place
savanna a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
textile woven cloth