Chapter 5 Study Guide

The Sphinx is an ancient Egyptian ruin

Not enough, lack of, poverty, poor, limited 

Plenty, more than enough,extra, 

The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called a

 A fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea​

The Egyptian writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sounds symbols 

Used by the Egyptians, a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned​

To get possession of something 

 Government ​run by religious leaders

​A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to a storage basin.

 A government official​

The functionor part an individual fills in society​

A waterfall or fast moving water in a river.​

A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a

An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a 

The right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people.​

The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was

The upper class in ancient Egypt was made up of 

A reed plant that the Egyptians used ​as paper

To depend on someone or something​,