Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

What are rock formations that create churning rapids and break a river's smooth course?

• Cataracts

• Delta

• Pyramid

• Vizier

An area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a larger body of water

• Cataracts

• Delta

• Pyramid

• Vizier

A series of rulers from the same family.

• Vizier

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Hierarchy

The name of Egyptian kings.

• King

• Queen

• Pharaoh

• Dynasty

Chief Officials of Ancient Egypt

• Pharaoh

• Vizier

• Dynasty

• King

• Dr. Cotton

Massive monumental tombs that housed dead bodies.

• Vizier

• Delta

• Pyramid

• Cataracts

When people belong to different social classes and each class has a rank in society.

• Hierarchy

• Dynasty

• Pyramid

• Mummies

The bodies of pharaohs and other powerful people were preserved as?

• Dr. Cotton

• Mummies

• Pyramids

• Cataracts

The exchange of things that the land cannot produce.

• Scribes

• Pyramids

• Hierarchy

• Barter

Writing that uses symbols instead of letters.

• English

• Papyrus

• Scribes

• Hieroglyphs