Vocabulary
Paper-like writing material in ancient Egypt grown from plants.
papyrus
Became pharaoh after the death of her husband Thutmose II; someone later tried to erase her from history.
Hatshepsut
The name of the coffin in which mummies are placed inside.
Sarcophagus
Egyptians considered what organ to be the center of intelligence?
heart
Title of the rulers of ancient Egypt in the New Kingdom
Pharaoh
hieroglyphics
This was constructed during the Old Kingdom to act as a tomb for pharaohs.
pyramids
This sun god also has a boat that helps the deceased get to the Field of Reeds.
Ra
This job involved reading and writing hieroglyphics
scribe
Four jars used to put the lungs, intestines, liver and heart in during the burial process.
Canopic jars
Rich soil left behind after the Nile River floods
silt
The pharaoh that temporarily changed Egypt to a monotheistic civilization.
Amenhotep IV or Akhenaten
God of the underworld, gained the title after he was killed by his brother.
Osiris
In order to construct the pyramids, Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and _____________.
mathematics
Special Egyptian salt used during the mummification process.
natron
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife.
mummification
Pharaoh considered to be the last great pharaoh of Egypt.
Ramses II or Ramses the Great
This goddess's feather was used on the scale to judge a person's heart as pure (or evil).
Ma'at
2 part question: The Nile River flowed in this direction and into this body of water.
North/Mediterranean Sea
Egyptian god worshiped as the ideal mother and wife, known as the protector of the dead and goddess of children.
Isis
The belief in and worship of many gods
polytheism
The king that unified upper and lower Egypt.
Narmer/Menes
This evil heart eating god was part crocodile, part leopard and part hippo
Ammut/Ammit
Priests wore the mask of this god during embalming practices
Anubis
Pharaohs were buried here during the New Kingdom.
The Valley of the Kings/ The Valley of the Queens
A family line of rulers
dynasty
Pharaoh buried in the Great Pyramid.
Khafre
The purpose of the cartouche (name plate) on a sarcophagus.
to allow for the ba and ka to reunite
This magic spell filled funerary text was written on papyrus during the New Kingdom to help the deceased get to the afterlife.
The Book of the Dead
Predictable flooding that provided the fertile soil Egyptians needed for life was often referred to as this.
The Gift of the Nile