10 questions
a ruler of ancient Egypt
vizier
kaiser
tsar
pharaoh
ancient Egyptian writing system using picture symbols for ideas or sounds
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
pictograms
logographs
a series of rulers from a single family
dynasty
oligarch
tyranny
republic
massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides built as a burial place for pharaohs
tumuli
mastaba
sarcophagus
pyramid
a waterfall or rapids in a rive
strait
fjord
cataract
bifurcation
the yearly time of flooding in ancient Egypt
eclipse
crest
monsoon
inundation
ancient Egyptian irrigation tool consisting of a bucket-and-lever water lifting device
burin
shaduf
cleaver
sickle
a government controlled by religious figures
oligarchy
theocracy
monarchy
aristocracy
a land form made of sediment (silt) that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
cataract
delta
cliff
plateau
a reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paper like writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East
papyrus
lychnis
arum
lotus