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the longest river in the world, giving many "gifts" to the Egyptians
The Nile River
a stone structure with a square base and four triangular sides. Built as a tomb in ancient Egypt
Pyramid
paper made from reeds that grow along the Nile
papyrus
a statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion
Sphinx
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a ruler of ancient Egypt worshipped as a god
Pharaoh
a preserved body
mummy
a family of rulers
dynasty
a protective charm
amulet
the symbol of life
ankh
an artifact found in northern Egypt. Has inscriptions in three languages, which helped decode hieroglyphs
The Rosetta Stone
a set of four jars for the internal organs of a mummy (intestines, liver, lungs, stomach)
canopic jars
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a stone coffin
enclosed space for a dead body
tomb
the pharaoh who died young, best known for his well preserved tomb
King Tut
one of the few women to rule Egypt as Pharaoh
Hatshepsut
the two regions of ancient Egypt. Upper Egypt was closer to the mouth of the Nile and Lower Egypt was in the Nile delta area
Upper and Lower Egypt
a tall four sided stone that rises to a point; usually found in pairs outside of temples
Obelisk
a protective oval ring surrounding a royal name
cartouche
the area near Thebes, on the western banks of the Nile, which was the location for many tombs of Pharaohs
Valley of the Kings
the annual flooding of the Nile
Inundation
picture symbols in Egyptian writing system
beetle or an ornament representing a beetle
scarab
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