Egypt Vocab Bayou Bridges Chapter 3

a shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles

• cataract

• delta

• pharaoh

• pyramid

land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• delta

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• papyrus

a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• papyrus

• artifact

a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

• papyrus

• pyramid

• artifact

• cataract

a tall plant with ancient Egyptians used to make paper; the paper made from the plant of the same same

• pyramid

• papyrus

• artifact

• delta

a system of writing based on pictures rather than letters

• pyramid

• papyrus

• hieroglyphics

• artifact

an object used during a past period in history

• artifact

• papyrus

• pyramid

• pharaoh