Egypt

• delta


  Triangle shaped areas of land made of soil that is deposited by a river

  
• cataracts


  steep rapids that made sailing portions such as the Nile very difficult.
• Pharoh


  a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
• dynasty


  a series of rulers from the same family
• afterlife


  the existence after death
• amulets


  good luck charms used by Egyptians to keep away evil spirits and prevent injury
• pyramids


  huge stone tombs with four triangle sided walls that met in a point at the top. Mostly made of limestone
• Monotheism


  Believing on one God
• Polytheism


  believing in Mutiple gods
• Oblisks


  a tall four-sided piller that is pointed at the top. On the top of the Washington Monument
• Sphinxes


  imaginary creatures with bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
• Rosetta Stone


  a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek and later formed Egyptian writhing that helped them to understand Egyptian writing.
• papyrus


  a long-lasting paper like material made from reeds that was find along the coast of the Nile.
• Hieroglyphics


  a form of ancient Egyptian writing which were expressed through pictures, symbols or letter.
• ankh


  a symbol of life
• mummification


  process of embalming and drying corps to preserve it.
• regent


  a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone like a substitute.
• black land


  fertile area along the banks of the Nile
• cataracts


  Rocky stretches of the Nile with rapid currents and waterfalls
• scribe


  A person in Ancient Egypt who copied texts or kept public records
• canopic jars


  a jar where Egyptian embalmers placed the person’s organs