vocabulary
Cataract
A large waterfall- In the Nile there are many cataracts Delta A fan shape area of silt near where a river flows into the sea-The Nile river flows into a delta Shadoof A bucket attach to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage-A Egyptian would have shadoof to gather water basins- Where Egyptians got water-Egyptians received water from basins Papyrus A reed plant that grows wild along the Nile river-Egyptians pick on papyrus along the Nile river Hieroglyph A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols-Pharaohs wrote hieroglyph to communicate with other people in different settlements. Red land, Black land Red island means land that's been discovered and Black island means unknown land or desert-People lived in red land not in black land. Dynasty A line of rulers from one family-king tut had a dynasty to his sons Theocracy- A government of religious leader-A priest would have been a theocracy. Pharaoh- A ruler of ancient Egypt-King tut was a pharaoh Bureaucrats- A government official-Most pharaoh's had bureaucrats. Embalming- The process of treating a body to prevent from decaying-Each pharaoh had to get embalmed after they'd died. Pyramid- A great stone for an Egyptian pharaoh-Each pharaoh was buried in a pyramid. Incense- A material that produces a pleasant smell when burned-Egyptian used incense when they would burn things. Envoys- A government representative to another country-He was the envoy to represent America. |