Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
cataract
|
rapids in a river
|
|
|
delta
|
a plain at the mouth of a river
|
|
|
silt
|
fine soil found on river bottoms
|
|
|
pharaoh
|
king of egypt
|
|
|
dynasty
|
series of rulers from the same family
|
|
|
absolute power
|
complete control over everything
|
|
|
afterlife
|
life after death
|
|
|
mummy
|
preserved dead body
|
|
|
pyramid
|
triangle shaped building built as tombs
|
|
|
hieroglyphics
|
writing system of the Egyptians
|
|
|
papyrus
|
early form of paper
|
|
|
natron
|
salt used in mummification
|
|
|
Anubis
|
God of mummification
|
|
|
Black land
|
fertile soil along the Nile
|
|
|
Red Land
|
desert
|
|
|
Akhenaten
|
wanted Egypt to believe in one god- Aten
|
|
|
Ramses II
|
a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
|
|
|
Hatshepsut
|
First female pharaoh
|
