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Egypt vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| obelisk | A four sided pillar with top shaped like a pyramid |
| hieroglyphic | a picture or symbol used to represent a word, syllable or sound |
| papyrus | a tall reed-like plant by the Nile river |
| sphinx | a stone structure with a head of a human and the body of a lion |
| pyramid | protected the body of the pharaoh after death |
| pharaoh | title belonging to a ruler |
| silt | a mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock |
| Great pyramid | tomb of king Khufu |
| Rosetta stone | 3 languages |
| natron | mineral salt found in soil from a dry lake beds |
| mummification | 70 day process |
| canopic jars | 4 sealed containers used to preserve vital organs |
| book of the dead | book containing spells |
| Anubis | afterlife god that weighed the heart |
| Osiris | afterlife god in charge of the underworld |
| Horus | afterlife god in charge of leading "BA" |
| sarcarphcous | outer container made in the image of a pharaoh |
| archaeologists | an expert in the scientific study of the way man lived in the past |
| irrigate | to supply land with water |
| reign | the period of rule of a monarch or other ruler |
| dynasty | a line of rulers who belonged to the same family |
| custom | an accepted social habit or pattern of behavior of a group |
| Ramses II | a Pharaoh of the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt |
| Hatsheput | 5th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt |
| Tutankhamen | name means "Living image of Amun"a Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt |