8.1 Vocabulary

What is the definition of 'Cataract'?

• A type of cloud formation

• a waterfall or rapids in a river

• Having pain in the wrist

• A type of rock formation

What is the definition of 'Delta'?

• A king in ancient Egypt

• A type of airplane

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

• A river landform

The definition of 'Shadoof' is:

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

• A type of ancient musical instrument

• A form of traditional dance

• A style of ancient pottery

Papyrus is defined as:

• An ancient god with a duck build and webbed feet

• A modern digital font style

• A type of ancient ink used in writing

• a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River

The definition of 'Hieroglyphics' is:

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

• A type of Epic that was passed down from generation to generation

• A form of music notation

• A style of painting

A 'Dynasty' is defined as:

• a series of rulers from the same family

• a type of money system

• a historical period

• a form of art

The boat struggled to pass through the (a)   , where the river rushed over rocks in powerful rapids.

• cataract
• shadoof
• delta
• Dynasty

The river's mouth formed a large (a)   , where the water spread out and created new land.

• delta
• cataract 
• hieroglyphics 
• shadoof

In ancient Egypt, farmers used a (a)   to lift water from the river to irrigate their crops.

• shadoof
• papyrus 
• dynasty
• delta

The Egyptians wrote important records on (a)   , a type of paper made from a (b)   found along the river.

• papyrus
• plant
• Epics
• material
• water