Vocabulary
Symbols or writing that the ancient Egyptians used
What is Hieroglyphics?
___________ is known as a waterfall that blocked large ships from passing through the Nile River.
What is a Cataract?
The sun god
Who is Ra?
_________ was used to wrap the bodies and resin was used to "glue" the layers together.
What is cloth?
The worship of many Gods
What is polytheism?
A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting.
What is papyrus?
A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.
What is Delta?
Worshiped as the God of the afterlife after Anubis. He was brought back to life by his Wife Isis.
Who is Osiris?
_______was used to dry out the body.
What is natron?
The person who was at the top of social hierarchy pyramid
Who is a Pharaoh?
Is a process in which the skin and flesh of a corpse can be preserved.
What is mummification?
The direction that the Nile River flows
What is North?
The God of the sky. Sometimes represented with a falcon head.
Who is Horus?
Only pharaohs were buried in pyramids most average people were buried in______
What is sand?
belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocrat
What is A Nobel?
The nick name for the Sahara" Desert
What is the Red Land?
God of knowledge and wisdom
Who is Thoth?
__________ was left in the body because it was believed to be the center of intelligence.
What is the heart?
Carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau, the statue is truly a mysterious marvel from the days of ancient Egypt. The body of a lion with the head of a king or god, it has come to symbolize strength and wisdom
What is the Sphinx?
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
What is Bureaucracy?
The name of the TWO rivers that flow together to create the Nile River
What is the Blue and White Nile?
God of Earth and father of snakes
Who is Geb?
Name for the coffin that the mummified body were buried in.
What is a sarcophagus?
Discovered in 1799 it had text in Greek hieroglyphics and a simpler demotic script. Scholars compared the writing and could decode the ancient Egyptian words
What is the Rosetta Stone?