A waterfall or rapids in a river

A fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea

A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage bins

A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile

A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

A government by religious leaders

The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

Great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh

A weekly day of worship and rest

Groups of Jews living outside of the Jewish home land

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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 bins
Papyrus	A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
Hieroglyphics	A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
Dynasty	A line of ruler from one ruler
Theocracy	A government by religious leaders
Pharaoh	A Ruler of ancient Egypt
Bureaucrat	A government official
Embalming	The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
Pyramid	Great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
Covenant	An agreement with god
Sabbath	A weekly day of worship and rest
Diaspora	Groups of Jews living outside of the Jewish home land
Monotheism	A Belief in one God