Unit 3 Egypt Vocab

a triangular shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river

• silt

• papyrus

• cataract

• delta

a mixture of soil and small rocks

• delta

• silt

• papyrus

• cataract

a plant that was used to make paper

• silt

• papyrus

• delta

• cataract

a waterfall

• delta

• silt

• papyrus

• cataract

to join together

• unify

• economy

• pharaoh

• hieroglyphics

a god-king

• unify

• mummy

• economy

• pharaoh

a form of writing made up of pictures and symbols

• papyrus

• hieroglyphics

• pyramid

• economy

a large stone building that served as a house or tomb for the dead

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• mummy

• unify

a preserved body

• pharaoh

• mummy

• hieroglyphics

• economy

the way people use and manage resources

• economy

• hieroglyphics

• unify

• cataract