Egypt Section 1 Vocab

What does cataract mean?

• a rock formation that creates churning rapids; a large waterfall

• the study of maps and mapmaking

• Sumerians

• encouraging the growth of plants and crops

Which is the correct definition of VIZIER?

• Jafar is the worst

• an official in ancient Egypt who carried out much of the day-to-day work

• a place of worship

• a professional writer

Delta: (n.) an area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a larger body of water.

• True

• False

What does dynasty mean?

• the best TV show

• an open space

• a series of rulers from the same family

Pharaoh (an Egyptian ruler) means the same thing as king/queen.

• True

• False

Everyone knows Lower Egypt is the southern part of the Nile river.

• True

• False