Social Studies Unit 2 Set 3 Vocabulary

1 - land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• A) exile
• B) pyramid
• C) delta
• D) artifact

2 - an object used during a past period in history

• A) pharaoh
• B) exile
• C) cataract
• D) artifact

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

• A) cataract
• B) papyrus
• C) hieroglyphics
• D) exodus

4 - a system of writing based on pictures rather than letters

• A) pharaoh
• B) hieroglyphics
• C) papyrus
• D) exile

5 - the state of being made to live outside a place as a form of punishment

• A) delta
• B) exodus
• C) pyramid
• D) exile

6 - a tall plant that ancient Egyptians used to make paper

• A) cataract
• B) papyrus
• C) exodux
• D) pyramid

7 - a political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• A) pharaoh
• B) aritfact
• C) exile
• D) exodus

8 - the story of the Israelites’ escape from ancient Egypt; a departure of a large group of people, especially migrants

• A) hieroglyphics
• B) papyrus
• C) cataract
• D) exodus

9 - a tomb with triangle-shaped sides

• A) delta
• B) pyramid
• C) pharaoh
• D) cataract

Select CORRECT

• correct

• do not select