Legacy Vocabulary
the fine soil deposited by floodwaters
What is "silt?"
the title of the ruler in Ancient Egypt
What is a pharaoh?
She devoured the souls of the Unworthy in the Hall of Ma'at
Who was Ammit the Devourer?
a picture that stands for a word or letter
What is a hieroglyph?
The main river of Egypt.
What is the Nile?
the flat land bordering a river
What is a "floodplain?"
The first female pharaoh of Egypt (or, at least, the first female major pharaoh)
Who was Hatshepsut?
They were buried in pyramids.
Where were pharaohs buried during the Old Kingdom?
a paper-like material made from the papyrus reed
What is papyrus?
Into the Mediterranean Sea.
Into which body of water does the Nile flow?
money paid to a conquering ruler for protection
What is "tribute?"
The longest reigning pharaoh
Who was Ramses II?
Where were Pharaohs buried in the Middle Kingdom?
a dead body, preserved and wrapped in linen
What is a mummy?
The modern-day country that exists where Ancient Egypt existed.
What is modern-day Egypt?
a set of written rules
What is a "code of law?"
The Great Pyramid was built for him.
What monument was built for Khufu?
They were buried in the Valley of Kings.
Where were pharaohs buried during the New Kingdom?
the belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
The fertile triangle in Northern Egypt.
What is the Nile Delta?
fair treatment of people
What is "justice?"
His tomb was discovered mostly untouched, giving historians great information.
Who was King Tutankhamun?
Cats, wives, and anything they would need in the afterlife.
What was buried with Pharaohs?
a tall, narrow, four-sided monument with a pyramid-like shape at the top
What is an obelisk?
The land of the Dark Lord Sauron, where the One Ring was forged in the bowels of Orodruin.
What is Mordor?