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What is a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins?

What is a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea?

Egypt Vocab

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Review Egypt vocab for a better understand of our Ancient Egypt unit.

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1
What is a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea?
delta
mouth
cliff
ocean
2
What is a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins?
papyrus
levee
shadoof
dam
3
What is woven cloth called?
textile
silk
basket
papyrus
4
What is a line of rulers from one family?
theocracy
dynasty
monarchy
dictatorship
5
Cuneiform is to Mesopotamia as ___ is to Egypt.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
pictographs
writing
6
What is a ruler of Egypt called?
Pharaoh
King
God
Supreme
7
What is great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh?
plaza
pyramid
temple
Taj Mahal
8
What is the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying?
coating
wrapping
embalming
waxing
9
What is a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile?
palm tree
bamboo
papyrus
eucalyptus
10
What is a government led by religious leaders?
theocracy
oligarchy
religion
church