completer control over something or someone
what is absolute power?
a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
what is astronomer?
a worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand
what is artisan
a life after death
what is afterlife?
a collection of ancient Egyptian papyrus book, many with elaborate illustrations, each containing prayers, hymns, incantation, and formulas for the behavior of the souls of the dead
what is Book of the dead?
a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
what is dynasty?
a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an enbalmed body
what is canopic jars?
a triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
what is delta?
a large waterfall or steep rapids
what is cataract?
the term used by ancient Egyptians to describe their land, meaning the black land, " a reference to the dark soil left by the Nile River.
what is Kemet?
an ancient Egyptian city; site of the Great Pyramid
what is Giza?
an ancient region in northern Africa extending from the Nile Valley in Egypt to present day Sudan, specifically between the 1st and 2nd Nile Cataracts
pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, and sound
what is hieroglyphics?
to preserve a corpse from decay
what is enbalm?
the period from about 1991 to 1786 BC, during which Dynasty 2 ruled ancient Egypt
what is Middle kingdom
preserving a dead body in a lfie like condition
what is mummification?
the period from about 1567 to 1085 BC during which dynasties 18,19, and 20 ruled ancient Egypt
what is New Kingdom?
the perod from about 2686 to 2181 BC during shich dynasties 3,4, and 5 rules ancient Egypt
what is Old Kingdom?
the study of myths
what is mythology?
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
what is regent?
an early form of paper made form a reedlike plant found in the marshy areas of the NIle Delta
what is papyrus?
a king of ancient Egypt
what is pharaoh?
a huge building with 4 sloping triangle shaped sides, built as a royal tomb in Egypt
what is a pyramid?
a mineral or a combination f minerals mined for the production of metal
what is ore?
what is the Rosetta Stone?