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5. 1 What is a delta?

6. 1 a triangular area of fertile land formed by silt deposited by a river Home

7. 2 What is a dynasty?

8. 2 a group of rulers descending from the same family

9. 3 What is a nomad?

10. 3 people who move from place to place in search of food and water

11. 4 What are hieroglyphics?

12. 4 writing system using pictures to stand for sounds and ideas

13. 5 What is papyrus?

14. 5 a paper-like material

15. 6 What is a cataract?

16. 6 a dramatic turn or series of waterfalls on a river

17. 7 What are two jobs a pharaoh would have had?

18. 7 lawmaker, leader in battle, and the kingdom’s most important high priest

19. 8 Why were the pyramids built?

20. 8 to keep a dead person’s body protected for the afterlife

21. 9 Why is the Rosetta Stone important to Egyptian history?

22. 9 Champollion used it along with cartouches to decode Egyptian hieroglyphics.