Egypt Vocabulary (Snyder Version)

A line of rulers from one family.

Approximately how long ago was the first pyramid built?

A flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region.

Egyptian writing, a complex combination of pictures and sound symbols.

A government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader.

A fan shaped area of fertile marshland with lots of silt and other rich minerals.

A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile used form paper and other products.

The leader of ancient Egypt. He/she was believed to be a god.

A bucket that hangs from a long pole that that lifts water from the Nile

People appointed by the pharaoh (government officials) to carry out his orders.

Approximately how long ago did the first settlers arrive in the Nile Valley?

Dangerous and fast moving waters caused by steep cliffs and large boulders

The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying.

A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh.