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What is a large waterfall?
Cataract
What is the place where a river enters the sea?
mouth
What is a large tomb used to store kings after death?
Pyramid
What is an object dedicated to a religious purpose called?
sacred
What is an arrangement of events by dates?
chronology
Why did the ancient Egyptians build tombs?
What is a flood
Inundation
What is a stone pillar set up as a landmark or monument?
Obelisk
What is the capital of ancient Egypt that was founded by Menes?
Memphis
What does it mean to have a highly developed society and culture?
civilized
What is a wall of land or stone used to prevent flooding?
embankment
What is a slab of stone used to decipher Egyptian writing?
Rosetta Stone
What is an upright structure use for support of a building and acting as an entrance to a temple?
Pylon
Scribe
What does decorative mean?
Ornamental
What is the triangle shaped piece of land where the Nile becomes many streams flowing into the Mediterranean.
the Delta
What word means to convert into normal language?
decipher
What plant was used by Egyptians to make paper?
Papyrus
What was the Egyptian name for land; use to describe their dark colored soil?
What does it mean to be able to produce great amounts of vegetation?
Fertile
What is a carved tablet/drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends that bears an inscription
Cartouche
What is the central part of a religious building used to hold a congregation?
Nave
Large, deep pits where materials are taken from
Quarries
What is the climate in Egypt?
Hot summer days and cool nights. The air is pure and dry with a little humidity.
Egyptian writing that uses pictures instead of words.
Hieroglyphics