Eli Chapter 4 Key Terms

Group of rocky rapids

• Cataract

• Delta

• Artisan

• Pharaoh

A flat plain formed on the seabed where a river deposits material over many years.

• Cataract

• Delta

• Artisan

• Pharaoh

Skilled worker who practices a handicraft

• Cataract

• Delta

• Artisan

• Pharaoh

King of ancient Egypt

• Cataract

• Delta

• Artisan

• Pharaoh

A series of rulers from the same family

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

• Mummy

• Hieroglyphic

System of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

• Mummy

• Hieroglyphic

A body that has been preserved so it will not decompose

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

• Mummy

• Hieroglyphic

Symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

• Mummy

• Hieroglyphic

A writing surface similar to paper named after the papyrus reed that grew along the Nile River in Ancient Egypt.

• Papyrus

• Pyramid

• Sculpture

• Anatomy

Structure with triangular sides

• Papyrus

• Pyramid

• Sculpture

• Anatomy