Egyptian Vocabulary

Desertification • Any change of fertile land into desert, whether

caused by climate or human action.

Delta

• A huge, triangular shaped area of islands and marshes at the mouth of a river.

Predict • To tell ahead of time

what something might do.

Cataract • A waterfall or a place where rapids are

located

Dynasty

• A series of rulers from the same family.

Pharaoh • The name given to an

Egyptian ruler. Actually means "Great House."

Edicts

• The Pharaohs commands.

Hieroglyphics• Egyptian writing

that consisted of more than 700 symbols that stood for sounds, words, or ideas.

• See you name in Hieroglyphics

Papyrus

• Egyptian paper that was made from the papyrus plant.

Mummy• A preserved body.

Peasants

• Workers who farmed the land

Obelisk

• A large, 4-sided stone pillar that comes to a point.

Annex

• To take over an area and make it a part of your country or empire.

Independence

• Complete freedom

Trading Network

• A group of buyers and sellers.