Egypt - Key Terms

Region along the Nile river

• Delta

• Papyrus

• Nubia

A large waterfall

• Cataract

• Silt

• Pyramid

When two rivers meet together

• Giza

• Ore

• Delta

Fine soil found on river bottoms

• Silt

• Papyrus

• Ore

A ruler in ancient Egypt

• Dynasty

• Afterlife

• Pharaoh

A series of rulers from the family or ethnic group

• Hieroglyphs

• Dynasty

• Regent

Complete control over someone or something

• Absolute power

• Lower Nubia

• Cataract

Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule

• Delta

• Regent

• Astronomer

Life after death

• Afterlife

• Silt

• Mummy

A dead body preserved in life like condition

• Astronomer

• Mummy

• Pharaoh