Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

dangerous, fast moving rapids in a river

• delta

• cataract

• shadoof

• irrigation

fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into a sea

• cataract

• shadoof

• delta

• dynasty

a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water for irrigation

• delta

• cataract

• shadoof

• papyrus

a reed plant that grows naturally along the Nile

used for making paper

• delta

• dynasty

• clay

• papyrus

writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• english

• sanskrit

a line of rulers from one family

• delta

• dynasty

• monarch

• papyrus

a government where the leader is BOTH the political leader AND the religious leader

• democracy

• monarchy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

name for the ruler of ancient Egypt

• King

• Pharoah

• President

• Emperor

a government official

• bureaucrat

• scribe

• merchant

• artisan

process of preserving dead bodies for the afterlife

• pyramid

• embalming

• shadoof

• bureaucrat