Vocab Topic 3 Lesson 1
King of Ancient Egypt
Pharoah
To continue to live
Survive
A writing surface similar to paper found along the Nile.
Papyrus
Dependence by each country or group on the other
Interdependence
Describe the Nile and its importance to Ancient Egypt
It was important because it provided water in the desert and made farming possible
Skilled worker who practices a handicraft
Artisan
Symbol that stands for a word, idea or sound
Hieroglyphic
Structure with triangular sides
Pyramid
Buying and selling of goods and services
Commerce
What role did pharaohs play in ancient Egypt's religion?
Pharaohs were seen as gods, so people obeyed them.
Having to do with natural surroundings
Environmental
A body that has been preserved so it doesn't decompose.
Mummy
To build or put together
Construct
To depend, Trust
rely
How did growing the surplus of crops affect ancient Egypt
Food surplus enabled some people to preform work other than farming
Group of rocky rapids
Cataract
A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
Statue of other free-standing piece of art
Sculpture
To produce,create
generate
A hard white substance from the tusks of an elephant
Ivory
A flat plain formed on the seabed where a river deposits material over many years
Delta
System of many governments officials who carry out government rules and regulation.
Bureaucracy
Study of the body and organs
Anatomy
One of the world's first alphabet, invented in Ancient Nubia
Meroitic script
Black wood from West Africa
Ebony