EGYPT VOCAB

CATARACTS

• Fast and steep moving rapids
• It is Formed by cliffs in a river

DELTAS

• Areas of fertile soil at the sides of the river

DYNASTY

• A line of rulers from on paticular family

PHAROAH

• A powerful king that rules Egypt

DIETY

• Gods and Godesses

PAPYRUS

• A reed plant from the Nile River
• It is used to make paper

HIEROLGYPHICS

• A system of writing made by Egyptians
• It has one thousand picture symbols
• Used for the description of the pharaoah's coffins

PYRIMID

• A huge stone structure
• It was built by Egyptianss for tombs

TRIBUTE

• Payments made to a person or a nation
• It is a way to show obedience

NILE RIVER

• A river that is used for many things:
• Trading, Fertile soil, Natural defenses
• It is 4,258 miles long