Ancient History Vocab

silt

bits of black solid sand and clay laid down by flowing water

delta

a triangle shaped area of marshy land made by deposits of silt and small stones at a mouth of a river

economy

the use of workers and resources to produce goods and services

irrigation

the watering of dry land by means of streams, canals or pipes to grow more crops

pharaoh

the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt

pyramid

a huge stone structure built by ancient egyptians as a royal tomb having a square base and 4 triangular sides

empire

a group of lands and people under one government

hieroglyphics

a system of writing in ancient egypt that use picture and signs for objects, sound or ideas

papyrus

a type of paper made from reeds, use by ancient egyptians for writing and keeping records

scribe

a person whose profession was writing down or copying letters, documents or other contracts

rosetta stone

a large inscribed stones discovered in Rosetta Egypt in 1799 because it contained carvings in three language

slavery

the practice of owning people as properties