1. Egypt Vocabulary Write these on the right side of your notes today

2. SILT Small particles of earth and sand that build up in rivers and help make fertile soil

3. PAPYRUS A plant that grows in wet areas that is used to make paper

4. PYRAMID A four sided stone structure on a square base used to bury a pharaoh

5. HIEROGLYPHICS Egyptian writing systems made with pictures

6. RA Egyptia n sun god

7. PHAROAH Egyptian king; godlike

8. MUMMIFICATION Process of preparing body for afterlife

9. POLYTHEISM Worshipping many gods