lesson 1
Cataract
Group of rocky rapids
Bureaucracy
System of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations
Pyramid
Structure with triangle sides
Commerce
buying and selling of goods and services
Rely
To depend, trust
Delta
A flat piain formed on the seedbed where a river deposits material over many years
Mummy
A body that has been preserved, so it will not decompose
Sculpture
Statue of free-standing piece of art of clay, stone or other materials
Ivory
A hard white substance from the tusk is an animal such as an elephant
Senerate
To produce , create
Skilled worker who practices handicraft
Environmental
Having to do with natural surroundings
Anatomy
Study of the structure of the body and its organs
Ebony
black wood from west Africa
Pharaoh
King of ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphic
Simple that stands for a word, idea, or sound
Survive
to last, to continue to live
Interdependence
Dependence by each country or group on the other
dynasty
A series of rules from the same family
Papyrus
A writing surface similar to paper named after the papyrus reed that grew along the Nile river ancient Egypt
Construct
To build or put together
Meroitic script
One is the worlds first alphabets , invented in ancient Nubia