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  an Egyptian writing system in which picture symbols stand for meanings or sounds

HIEROGLYPHICS

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

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

AMULET

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

Sarcophagus

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

Pyramids  an ancient Egyptian structure, built over or around a tomb

PYRAMIDS

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

SCARAB

Barter  to trade by exchanging one commodity (item) for another

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

PAPYRUS

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

SPHINX

Mummy  a body prepared for burial according to ancient Egyptian practice  Preserved for the passage to the afterlife

MUMMY

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

Silt  fertile soil deposited by a river

Delta  the triangle-shaped deposit of rich soil at a rivers mouth

DELTA

Dynasty  a family or group that rules for several generations

Polytheism  The belief in many different gods rather than believing in 1 god

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

Upper Egypt

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

Lower Egypt

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

Rosetta Stone