cateract
dangerous fast moving water formed by steep cliffs and large rocks
- made boating difficult
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cateract | dangerous fast moving water formed by steep cliffs and large rocks - made boating difficult |
| Delta | a fon shaped area of fertile silt near where a river flows into a sea |
| shadoof | A bucket Attached to a long pole that lifts water from the river into basins - farmers still use them as of now |
| papyrus | A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile river -used for rope, sandals baskets, paper and rafts |
| Hieroglyphics | An Egyptian writing system made up of a combination of picture and sound symbols |
| dynasty | a line of rulers from one family when one dynasty died another would take its place |
| unification | The bringing together of two parts into one - king Narmer (Menes) unified upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom - he wore a red and white crown to symbolize the unification |
| theocracy | a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader |
| pharaoh | The ruler of ancient Egypt |
| bureaucrat | supervised construction repair of dams irrigation canals and brick grimoires |
| Embalming mummification | the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying |
| pyramid | great stone tomb build for Egyptian Pharoh - the great pyramid was built for Pharoh Khufu |
| social pyramid | a way of organizing people into different social classes where the most important people like pharaohs are on the top and the common people such as farmers were at the bottom |
| Incense | a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned |
| envoy | a government representative to another country - first time in history that a group of nations tried working together with a common goal |