Egypt Vocab Flashcards
Delta
An area of sediments-soil or materials carried by water deposited at the mouth of the river
Cataract
Groups of Rocky Rapids
Artisan
Skilled workers who practice handicraft
Pharaoh
A king of a United Egypt
Dynasty
A ruling family
Bureaucracy
A system of officials that handle for business of government
Mummy
A body preserved by a special process
Heroglyphic
A drawing or symbol that represents a sound or a word
Papyrus
Paper made from the papyrus tree
Sculpture
A statue or other freestanding piece of art made of clay
Anatomy
The study of the structure of the body and it’s organs
Commerce
The buying and selling of goods and services
Ivory
A hard white material made from elephant tusks
Interdependence
Dependance by each country or group on the other
Merotic script
One of the world’s first alphabet
