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Vocabulary of Ancient Egypt

Vocabulary of Ancient Egypt. TOMB. a monument for housing or honoring a dead person. - house, chamber, or vault for the dead. TOMB. PHARAOH. a ruler of ancient Egypt, somewhat like a king. PHARAOH. Hieroglyphics .

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Vocabulary of Ancient Egypt

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  1. Vocabulary of Ancient Egypt

  2. TOMB • a monument for housing or honoring a dead person. - house, chamber, or vault for the dead

  3. TOMB

  4. PHARAOH • a ruler of ancient Egypt, somewhat like a king

  5. PHARAOH

  6. Hieroglyphics • an Egyptian writing system in which picture symbols stand for meanings or sounds

  7. HIEROGLYPHICS

  8. SCRIBE • an official or public secretary or clerk. A copier of original pieces of writing

  9. AMULET • a charm (as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil

  10. AMULET

  11. Sarcophagus • a stone coffin; usually decorated with jewels and detailed paintings • The mummy goes inside of it

  12. Sarcophagus

  13. Embalming • to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay. to fill with sweet odors

  14. Pyramids • an ancient Egyptian structure, built over or around a tomb

  15. PYRAMIDS

  16. Scarabs • a stone or ceramic beetle used in ancient Egypt as a talisman, ornament, and a symbol of resurrection

  17. SCARAB

  18. Barter • to trade by exchanging one commodity (item) for another

  19. Papyrus • the stem of the papyrus plant especially when made into strips and pressed into a material to write on • Ancient Egyptian Paper

  20. PAPYRUS

  21. Sphinx • - a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lion's body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle

  22. SPHINX

  23. Mummy • a body prepared for burial according to ancient Egyptian practice • Preserved for the passage to the afterlife

  24. MUMMY

  25. Natron • sodium carbonate used in ancient times in embalming, in ceramic pastes, and as a cleansing agent

  26. Silt • fertile soil deposited by a river

  27. Delta • the triangle-shaped deposit of rich soil at a rivers mouth

  28. DELTA

  29. Dynasty • a family or group that rules for several generations

  30. Polytheism • The belief in many different gods rather than believing in 1 god

  31. Upper Egypt • The portion of Egypt that is in the South. The Nile River starts in Upper Egypt

  32. Upper Egypt

  33. Lower Egypt • The portion of Egypt in the North. The Nile ends in Lower Egypt when it empties out into the Mediterranean Sea

  34. Lower Egypt

  35. Rosetta Stone • Giant stone written on with Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Egyptian Demotic Text, and Greek. This is how we learned to decipher (decode) the meaning of hieroglyphics

  36. Rosetta Stone

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