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Egypt Definitions

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EGYPT DEFINITIONS

BY COURTNEY

DEITY

GOD OR GODDESS
Photo by mharrsch

DELTA

AREA OF FERTILE SOIL AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER

DYNASTY

LINE OF RULERS FROM THE SAME FAMILY
Photo by Juan N Only

EMBALMING

PROCESS DEVELOPED FROM THE EGYPTIANS BY PRESERVING A BODY AFTER DEATH

HIEROGLYPHICS

A SYSTEM OF WRITING
Photo by Cayetano

MUMMY

A BODY THAT HAS BEEN EMBALMED AND WRAPPED IN LINEN

NILE RIVER

WORLD'S LONGEST RIVER FLOWING NORTH FROM AFRICA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Photo by Ian Sane

PAPYRUS

Reed plant of the Nile Valley, used to make a form of paper

PHAROAH

ALL POWERFUL KING IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Photo by Leo Reynolds

PYRAMID

Huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians used as a tomb

TRIBUTE

Payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or obtain peace
Photo by der_stulle

CATARACT

STEEP RAPIDS FORMED BY CLIFFS AND BOULDERS IN RIVERS
Photo by Philerooski

KING TUT

A boy king who took over for 9 years and started at age ten.
Photo by delphaber

RAMSES II

Known for building projects and had 30 wives and 90 kids.
Photo by Jungle_Boy

HATSHEPSUT

A FEMALE PHARAOH THAT INCREASED TRADE.

SHADUF

An invention that lifts water from basins to fields.

AKHENATON

A pharaoh who wanted make people worship only one god.
Photo by kairoinfo4u

SAVANNAS

Grassy plains.

SAHARA

THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD LOCATED IN NORTHERn AFRICA
Photo by mvongrue