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Egypt Vocab Mrs Love
Vocabulary Words for Egypt Chapter
Term | Definition |
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Delta | Area at the mouth of a river where silt is deposited. |
Papyrus | A plant used by ancient Egyptians to make paper. |
Pyramid | large stone tombs |
Fertile | rich soil |
cataract | a waterfall |
silt | soil and rocks |
papyrus | plant used for paper |
Nile | 4000 mile long river in Egypt |
B.C. | Before Christ |
A.D. | Anno Domini |
irrigation | ditches to bring water to plants |
Rosetta Stone | famous tablet to decipher Hieroglyphics |
King Menes | United North and South Egypt |
Scribes | Professional writers |
Pharaoh | god-king |
Mummy | preserved body |
Hieroglyphics | Ancient Egyptian writing |
Bronze | Metal used for tools |
CE | Current Era |
BCE | Before Current Era |
Cleopatra | Secret Password (The Last Pharaoh) |