Topic 3: Ancient Egypt and Kush - Lessons 1-3 Vocab Review

Define delta

• area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down

• wild rapids

• a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins

• a government official

Define cataracts

• area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down

• wild rapids

• a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins

• a government official

Define shadoof

• area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down

• wild rapids

• a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins

• a government official

Define bureaucrat

• area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down

• wild rapids

• a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins

• a government official

Define hieroglyphics

• a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

• a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a writing surface

• the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying

• a line of rulers from one family

Define papyrus

• a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

• a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a writing surface

• the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying

• a line of rulers from one family

Define embalming

• a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

• a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a writing surface

• the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying

• a line of rulers from one family

Define dynasty

• a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

• a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a writing surface

• the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying

• a line of rulers from one family