Put It In Writing
Egyptian term for picture writing in which pictures stand for ideas or sounds
Hieroglyphs
Egyptian King
Pharaoh
Surprising organ that was NOT saved during mummification
The Brain
Direction the Nile flows
North
Class at the top of the social pyramid
Pharaohs
Continent on which Egypt is located
Africa
Natural resource used to write on
Papyrus
Structure that represents a Pharaoh's tomb; 4-sided base with triangular sides
Pyramid
Place that Egyptians hope to reach after they were mummified
The After Life
Term for rock-filled rapids found in the southern section of the Nile
cataracts
Class below skilled workers on the social pyramid
Peasants
Animal known as the "ship of the desert"
Camel
Term for someone's name written in hieroglyphics
Cartouche
Used to make paper
Papyrus
Name of natural salt that was used to dry mummies
Natron
Triangle shaped area at the mouth of the Nile
Nile Delta
Class above skilled workers on the social pyramid
Merchants
God of mummification; represented with a jackal head
Anubis
Discovered by soldiers and used to translate or read hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
Equal to nobles on the social class pyramid. Religious leaders
Priests
Strip of this cloth were used to wrap the mummy
Linen
The Nile in this region has cataracts
Nubia
Class above merchants, but below priests
Soldiers
A family of rulers
Dynasty
Name of the scholar who cracked the hieroglyphic code
Champollion
Government officials below the king on the social class pyramid
The Pharaoh's Court
Name of vessels or jars that removed organs were stored in
Canopic jars
This Egyptian word refers to the dark, rich land that was created by the overflow of the Nile
Kemet
Highest class an Egyptian could reach without being born into royalty
Pharaoh's court
Clay figures that awakened in the afterlife to serve their masters
Shawabti