Mummies
Pharoahs
Vocabulary
Weekly Reader
Egyptian Lucky Dip
100
the way the Egyptians broke apart the brain for removal during mummification
What is a hook?
100
the people of Egypt believed the pharoah was half human, half this...
What is a god?
100
a charm or piece of jewelry often worn for luck or to ward off evil
What is an amulet?
100
Black, White, Javan and Sumatran are all types
What are rhinos?
100
major river in Egypt
What is the Nile?
200
a natural salt used to dry up the water and moisture in a body during mummification
What is natron?
200
pharoahs collected this in the form of goods or services
What are taxes?
200
to preserve a body through mummification or other means
What is embalming?
200
country in which the Great Barrier Reef and protected coral area is located
What is Australia?
200
current capital city of Egypt
What is Cairo?
300
fancy, often decorated coffin used for burial
What is a sarcophagus?
300
Hatshepsut and Cleopatra were two of these
What are female pharoahs?
300
fabric made from plants, most common material in Egypt
What is linen?
300
to hunt illegally
What is poach?
300
name of Egyptian system of writing which uses symbols
What are hieroglyphs (hieroglyphics)?
400
used to hold the body's organs
What are canopic jars?
400
the ureus, worn on the crown of Egypt, is an example of this animal
What is a snake?
400
to rule a kingdom, usually by a king or queen
What is "to reign"?
400
one of the threats to the coral reef system off the coast of Australia
What are pollution, fishing, and oil drilling?
400
a plaque or special carved place which indicates an Egyptian name
What is a cartouche?
500
when the pharoahs stopped building pyramids, they moved their tombs to this valley in order to hide them
What is the Valley of the Kings?
500
these were the two symbols that a pharoah held or carried to show his position
What are the crook and the flail?
500
you provide a new word you have learned in the study of Egypt
teacher judgement
500
the substance that rhino horn and you nails are made of
What is keratin?
500
symbol of pharoah's power, most often a false one was worn strapped to the face (even by female pharaohs)
What is a beard?
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