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Egypt vocab
Term | Definition |
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Obelisk | a four-sided pillar with a top shaped like a pyramid. |
Hieroglyphic | a picture or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or sound. |
Papyrus | a tall reed-like plant growing by the bank of the Nile River; used by Egyptians to make various things. |
Sphinx | a stone structure with the head of a human and the body of a lion: built by King Khanfre |
Pyramid | (means"great house") title belonging to the ruler of ancient Egypt who was worshiped as a god. |
Silt | a mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock, over the land near a river, providing fertile farmland. |
Great Pyramid | tomb of King Khufu; largest building in the world until 20th century; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. |
Rosetta Stone | 3 languages (2 forms of Egyptian writing & one in Greek) written on a stone found in the small town of Rosetta and used to unlock the language of the ancient Egyptians. |
Natron | mineral salt found in soil from dry lake beds and used by Egyptians to dry out corpse during mummification to process |
mummification | 70-day process used by Egyptians to preserve the body for Eternity |
Canopic jars | 4 sealed containers used to preserve vital organs(stomach, liver, lungs,& intestines) of the deceased pharaoh for the After-life |
Book of the dead | book containing spells and was enclosed with the mummified body allowing the"BA", or soul, to pass safety through the Underworld |
Anubis | Afterlife god that weighed the heart of the dead person during the Judgment stage after death |
Osiris | Afterlife god in charge of the Underworld |
Horus | Afterlife god in charge of leading the"BA", or soul, safety to Judgment |
Saracarphcous | outer container made in the image of the pharaoh that secured the layer coffins inside |