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Egypt vocab.

19 Egypt vocab words

TermDefinition
Cataract a waterfall or rapids in a river
Delta a fan-shaped (or triangular-shape) area of silt where a river flows into the sea
Papyrus a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River
Shadoof a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
dynasty a line of rulers from one family that holds power for a long time
hieroglyphics a writing system that uses small pictures to represent sounds or words
Theocracy a government in which authority over the people is held by religious leaders who represent divine power and maintain authority through religious beliefs
Pharaoh a powerful ruler of ancient Egypt
Embalming the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
Pyramid a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
Incense a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned
Envoy a government representative to another country
Canopic Jar a pottery or limestone container where priests placed the body’s inner organs except for the heart
Silt fine particles of fertile soil
Linen Egyptian clothing was usually made from this soft cloth that weavers created from the plant fiber flax
Ka a person’s spirit (a person’s spirit could not enjoy the afterlife unless their body was prepared for burial in a certain way)
Natron a kind of salt used to cover dead bodies and dry them out
Sarcophagus a large stone container which held the pharaoh’s coffin surrounded by treasures and artifacts to be used by the pharaoh in the afterlife
Chariots wooden, horse-drawn, two-wheeled carriages which served as movable firing platforms from which archers could attack the enemy
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