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History Unit 4
Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Delta | fan-shaped area of fertile land at the end of a river |
| Cataract | waterfall |
| Shadoof | Egyptian machine used to raise water |
| Papyrus | check |
| Hieroglyphics | check |
| Pharaoh | Egyptian ruler (from word meaning great house) |
| Pyramids | Large Egyptian tombs |
| Embalming | Process used to keep dead bodies from decaying |
| Mummy | Wrapped body of a preserved dead person |
| Canopic Jar | Jar used in ancient Egypt to hold the embalmed entrails of a mummy |