Social Studies Ch.5 vocabulary
Social Studies Ch.5 vocabulary
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- delta
- n. the area near a river's mouth where the river deposits large amounts of sand and silt
- hieroglyph
- n. a picture standing for a word or sound
- scribe
- n.a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper
- step pyramid
- n. a pyramid whose sides rise in a series of giant steps
- obelisk
- n. a four-sided shaft with a pyramid-shaped top
- pyramid
- n. a structure with four triangular sides that meet at a point
- dynasty
- n. a line of rulers from the same family
- succession
- n. the order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne or title
- afterlife
- n. life believed to follow death
- pharaoh
- n. a king of ancient Egypt
- fertile
- adj. favorable for the growth of crops and other plants
- Rames ll
- n. a pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years, greatly expanding Egyptian empire by conquering surrounding territories
- mummy
- n. the body of a human or animal that has been preserved and dried out to prevent decay
- embalm
- v. to preserve a body after death
- Queen Hatshepsut
- n. a female pharaoh of ancient Egypt, who initially ruled with her stepson but declared herself the only ruler in 1472 B.C.
- silt
- n. fine, fertile soil deposited by a river
- papyrus
- n. a paper like material made from stems of the papyrus plant and used for writing by the ancient Egyptians
- linen
- n. a fabric woven from fibers of the flax plant
- cataract
- n. a steep waterfall
- Khufu
- n. the Egyptian pharaoh who, about 2550 B.C., ordered the construction of the largest pyramid ever built