Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt and Nubia Flashcards
1
Q
a triangular-shaped area at the mouth of some rivers
A
delta
2
Q
a mixture of soil and small rocks
A
silt
3
Q
a plant whose stems are used to make a kind of paper
A
papyrus
4
Q
to unite, combine, or bring together
A
unify
5
Q
in ancient Egypt, a god-king
A
pharaoh
6
Q
a form of writing based on pictures
A
heiroglyphics
7
Q
a large stone building to serve as a house for the dead
A
pyramid
8
Q
a preserved dead body
A
mummy
9
Q
the way people use and manage resources
A
economy
10
Q
a stone on which a passage was written in three languages:Greek, Egyptian, hieroglyphics, and a form of Egyptian cursive writing
A
Rosetta Stone
11
Q
free
A
independant
12
Q
a waterfall
A
cataract
