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Egypt vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Obelisk | a 4 side pillar with a to shaped like a pyramid |
| hieroeglyphic | a picture or sybo used to represent a word,syllable,or sound |
| papyrus | a tall reed-like plant growing by the bank of the nile river; eygptian use it to various things |
| sphinx | a stone structure with a lion body and human head. |
| Pyramid | proctected by the pharoah, after death. and allowed the spirit to enjoy lifes pleasures for eternity |
| Pharoah | the ruler of ancient eygpt who was worshipped as a god |
| Silt | a mixture of rocks and soil, near the bank of a river.providing fertile farmland |
| Great pyramid | tomb of king Khufu; largest largest building until the 20th century. seven wonders of the world |
| Rosseta stone | 3 languages written on a stone used to unlock the language of ancient egyptians |
| natron | mineral salt found in soil. from dry lake beds used to dry corspe after mumifacation |
| mummifacation | 70-day proccess to prepare the body for eternity |
| canopic jars | 4 sealed jars used to store the vital organs of the deceased pharoah for the afterlife |
| book of the dead | book containing spells and was enclosed with the mummified body to make the soul was safe |
| anubis | afterlife god that weighted the heart of the dead person during the judgement stage after death |
| osiris | afterlife god in charge of the underworld |
| horus | afterlife god in charge of the leading the soul safley to judgement |
| sarcarphocus | outer container made in the image of the pharoah that secured the layered coffins inside |
| archeologist | an expert that studies the way a man lived by digging up the remains of ancient cites. |
| irragate | to supply land with water by means of channels , streams or pipes |
| reign | the period of rule of a monarch or other ruler |
| dynasty | a line of rulers that belonged to one family; the period to which dynasty rules |
| custom | an accepted social habit that passed down from one generation to the next |
| ramses 2 | a pharoah of the 19th dynasty ancient egypt; responsible for building many cites |
| hatshepsut | 5th pharoah of the 18th dynasty who regeined for almost 22 years. |
| tutankhamen | a pharoah of the 18th dynasty; who ruled for 9years |
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