1. Top ’50’ Vocabulary Review
Ancient Egypt
Top ’50’
Vocabulary Review

2. VOCAB INTRO
Any change of fertile land into desert, whether caused by climate or human actions.
DESERTIFICATION

3. A huge triangle-shaped area of islands and marshes.
VOCAB INTRO
A huge triangle-shaped area of islands and marshes.
DELTA

4. Fine bits of rock and fertile soil.
VOCAB INTRO
Fine bits of rock and fertile soil.
SILT

5. VOCAB INTRO
To tell ahead of time
PREDICT

6. A waterfall or a place where water runs fast over the rocks
VOCAB INTRO
A waterfall or a place where water runs fast over the rocks
CATARACT

7. A series of rulers from the same family
VOCAB INTRO
A series of rulers from the same family
DYNASTY

8. VOCAB INTRO
Means “great house”
PHARAOH

9. VOCAB INTRO
Commands of a ruler
EDICTS

10. An Egyptian system of writing using pictures
VOCAB INTRO
An Egyptian system of writing using pictures
HIEROGLYPHICS

11. The Egyptian pictures by themselves---not as a system of writing
VOCAB INTRO
The Egyptian pictures by themselves---not as a system of writing
HIEROGLYPHS

12. A paperlike material used for writing
VOCAB INTRO
A paperlike material used for writing
PAPYRUS

13. An Egyptian structure built to house the dead
VOCAB INTRO
An Egyptian structure built to house the dead
PYRAMID

14. A preserved body of a non-living Egyptian
VOCAB INTRO
A preserved body of a non-living Egyptian
MUMMY

15. The low social class of farm workers
VOCAB INTRO
The low social class of farm workers
PEASANTS