Egypt Vocabulary Write these on the right side of your notes today

SILT Small particles of earth and sand that build up in rivers and help make fertile soil

PAPYRUS A plant that grows in wet areas that is used to make paper

PYRAMID A four sided stone structure on a square base used to bury a pharaoh

HIEROGLYPHICS Egyptian writing systems made with pictures

RA Egyptia n sun god

PHAROAH Egyptian king; godlike

MUMMIFICATION Process of preparing body for afterlife

POLYTHEISM Worshipping many gods