Transcript Vocabulary Practice

Egyptian
Vocabulary
Cataract:
a rock filled rapid on the Nile River
Delta:
a triangle shaped area formed by streams
on the Nile River
Silt:
rich, fertile soil
Pharaoh:
King of Egypt
Dynasty:
series of rulers from the same family
someone who rules
for a child until they
are old enough
Regent:
Afterlife:
life after death
Mummy: bodies preserved so the spirit can
live in the afterlife
mastaba
Sarcophagus:
coffin for the
mummy
Pyramid: a tomb built for a Pharaoh's
mummy to go when he dies
Hieroglyphs:
Egyptian writing
Shadoof:
a bucket attached to a long
pole used to transfer river
water to storage basins
Theocracy:
Government lead by
religious leaders
Bureaucrat
A government official
Embalming:
The process of treating a body
to keep it from decaying
Incense
A material that produces a
pleasant smell when burned
Envoy
Government representative
to another country
Papyrus: early form of paper made from reedlike plants
Astronomy: scientists who studied the
stars to predict when the Nile would
flood
herbalism
Artisan: a skilled
worker who
made goods