Vocabulary Word List- Egypt

Egypt Vocabulary Word List
Cataracts- rapids in a river
Delta- fan-shaped area of silt near the river
Papyrus- paper
Hieroglyphics- picture writing
Dynasty- line of rulers from the same family
Theocracy- government with a religious leader
Pharaoh- Egyptian king (ex- Hatshepsut, Ramses, Tutankhamen)
Bureaucrat- government official
Embalming- treat a body from decaying
Pyramid- tomb built for a pharaoh