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Egypt Test
All the vocabulary words from Egypt lessons 1, 2, and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CATARACT | a waterfall or rapids in a river |
| DELTA | a fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea |
| SHADOOF | a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins |
| PAPYRUS | a reed plant that grows wild along the Nile River, used to make paper |
| HIEROGLYPHICS | a writing system made up of combination pictures and sound symbols |
| THEOCRACY | a government of religious leaders |
| POLYTHEISM | belief in many gods |
| PHARAOH | supreme ruler of ancient Egypt |
| BUREAUCRAT | a government official appointed by the pharaoh |
| EMBALMING | the process of treating a body to prevent 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 |
| DYNASTY | a line of rulers from one family |