flash Flashcards
1
Q
dangerous, fast-moving waters
A
cataracts
2
Q
a fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea
A
delta
3
Q
a bucket attached to a long pole, used to move water for irrigation
A
shadoof
4
Q
a reed plant that grows along the Nile River
A
papyrus
5
Q
a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols
A
hieroglyphics
6
Q
a line of rulers from one family
A
dynasty
7
Q
a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
A
theocracy
8
Q
ruler of ancient Egypt
A
pharaoh
9
Q
government official
A
bureaucrat
10
Q
the process of preserving dead bodies
A
embalming
