Egypt Vocab

a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

• delta

• silt

• Nile River
  Valley

• ziggurat

the ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• pictographs

• Rosetta
  Stone

the world's oldest monotheistic religion, practiced by the Hebrews

• Judaism

• monotheism

• polytheism

• mythology

a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds

• papyrus

• Rosetta
  Stone

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

the title used by the rulers of Egypt

• pharaoh

• king

• papyrus

• Hatshepsut

a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing

• Rosetta
  Stone

• ziggurat

• obelisk

• hieroglyphics