Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Vocab

Delta

The flat, fan-shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of the river.

Unification

The joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one.

Pharaoh

The title used by the rulers of Ancient Egypt.

Economy

The way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.

Hieroglyphics

The ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols that look like objects, ideas, or sounds.

Papyrus

A kind of paper made from papyrus, a reed plant growing along the Nile, that the ancient Egyptians used for writing.

Expedition

A group of people who go on a trip for a specific reason.

Social Pyramid

A diagram illustrating the divisions within culture, usually showing the most powerful person or group at the peak and the least powerful groups at the bottom.

Slavery

The practice of one person owning another person.