Vocabulary
People belonged to different social classes and each class had a rank
What is hierarchy
Massive monumental structures meant to house mummies
What is pyramid
To trade or exchange with another person
barter
Pictures representing an object, sound, or an idea
What is hieroglyph
A professional writer who
recorded official information
What is a Scribe
An area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a bigger body of water
What is delta
A body that has been preserved and kept from decaying
What is mummy
The Pharaoh’s chief officials
What is a vizier
Paper like material made from reeds growing along the Nile river
What is papyrus
The things left to us from the past, both culturally and technological
What is legacy
A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty
The title used for Egyptian kings
What is a pharaoh