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Egypt vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |