Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

a waterfall or rapids in a river

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

a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins

a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River

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

a line of rulers from one family

government by religious leaders

gods or goddesses

worship of many gods and goddesses

belief in only one god