U3 - Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Test

rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt

• Cataracts

• desert

• Oasis

• River Delta

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

• Cataracts

• desert

• Oasis

• River Delta

A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation

• Cataracts

• desert

• Oasis

• River Delta

a triangular area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

• Cataracts

• desert

• Oasis

• River Delta

Largest desert in the world

• Sahara

• Nile River

• calendar

• canal

The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around

• Sahara

• Nile River

• calendar

• canal

A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year.

• Sahara

• Nile River

• calendar

• canal

an artificial waterway

• Sahara

• Nile River

• calendar

• canal

The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.

• irrigation

• sediment

• Snowmelt

• social structure

a residue that settles in the bottom of something

• irrigation

• sediment

• Snowmelt

• social structure