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What is AD?
Anno Domini/ In the Year of Our Lord
What is BC?
Before Christ
What is an archaeologist?
A person who uncovers and interprets sources from the past. Such as remains, artefacts, etc.
What is BCE?
What is CE?
Common Era.
What is a decade?
10 Years
What is the afterlife?
life or existence after death
What is a century?
100 Years
What is a millennium?
1000 years
What is an emperor?
Somebody that rules an empire
What is an artisan?
A skilled trades person who often makes things by hand. e.g. tailor, builder, artist, etc.
What does it mean to excavate?
To dig up
What is chronology?
Record of events in order they took place
What is an artefact?
Any object that is made by humans, e.g. tools, buildings, etc.
What is circa?
Around the time/ approximately
What are hieroglphys?
picture-like symbols used in the original writing system of Ancient Egypt.
What is a fossil?
The preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago
What is polytheism?
Belief in more than one god
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
What is prehistory?
A period of time before written records
What is a delta?
A fertile area of land that forms a the mouth of a river.
What is papyrus?
A form of paper used and made by the ancient Egyptians
What is mummification?
The process of preserving a dead body by preventing its natural decay.
What is a canopic jar?
Jar used in Ancient Egypt to store human remains removed during mummification
What is mythology?
A set of beliefs to help explain things which were not understood, e.g. creation of the world. Often involves the beliefs of gods or a god of the ancient world.
What is a sarcophagus?
The outer case of the set of coffins containing the body of a person of importance
Where feature is the Valley of the Kings located near?
The Nile River
What is the purpose of a pyramid?
To serve as a royal tomb for pharaohs
What was found to interpret Egyptian hieroglyphs to Ancient Greek?
What does the Silk Road stretch between?
China to the Mediterranean Sea.