Nile & Land
The river that gave ancient Egyptians water, fertile soil and a way to travel.
Nile
The title used for a ruler of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
A powerful being worshipped in a religion. Ra and Osiris were Egyptian examples.
God
A preserved dead body. In ancient Egypt, it was often wrapped in linen.
Mummy
The picture-like signs used in an ancient Egyptian writing system. They could represent sounds, words or ideas.
Hieroglyphs
The fine soil left behind after the Nile flooded. It helped crops grow.
Silt
A person trained to read and write who kept records in ancient Egypt.
Scribe
The life that ancient Egyptians believed could continue after death.
Afterlife
A room or building made as a burial place for a dead person.
Tomb
A writing material made from a plant that grew beside the Nile.
Papyrus
The practice of bringing water to crops using channels or other methods.
Irrigation
A line of rulers from the same family, with one ruling after another.
Dynasty
A gift, such as food or drink, presented to a god or a dead person.
Offering
The process of preserving a dead body so that it does not decay easily.
Mummification
An Egyptian symbol shaped like a cross with a loop at the top. It stood for life.
Ankh
A very dry area of land that gets little rain. Much of Egypt is covered by this.
Desert
A person who grew crops and raised animals to provide food in ancient Egypt.
Farmer
A building where ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods and priests held ceremonies.
Temple
A box or case used to hold a dead body for burial. Egyptian ones were often decorated.
Coffin
A sign or picture that stands for an idea. The ankh, which stood for life, is an example.
Symbol
The word for soil that is good for growing crops. The soil beside the Nile was like this.
Fertile
A person who served the gods, cared for a temple and carried out religious ceremonies.
Priest
A set of actions carried out in a special way as part of a religious ceremony.
Ritual
The cloth made from the flax plant that Egyptians used for clothes and mummy wrappings.
Linen
A long piece of writing material, such as papyrus, that could be rolled up for storage.
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