Chp. 3 - Egypt Vocabulary

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whitewater rapids of the Nile River, where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones jutting out of the river bed

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cataract

Front

an area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down

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delta

Front

hand-operated irrigation device for lifting water, invented in ancient times

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shaduf

Front

king of ancient Egypt

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pharaoh

Front

extreme shortage of food

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famine

Front

government officials

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bureaucrat

Front

a storehouse for harvested grain

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granary

Front

a high ranking official who advises and helps a powerful ruler

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vizier

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a system of writing with pictures that represent words or sounds

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hieroglyphics

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a material used to write on, made from a reed that grew along the Nile River

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papyrus