Ancient Egypt 1
A form of written language, particularly that of the ancient Egyptian, where symbols represent things.
What are hieroglyphics?
A large, ancient stone structure with triangular sides and a square base. Such buildings were used as tombs for the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is a pyramid?
A type of paper made from a plant used in ancient times.
What is papyrus?
A large statue in Giza, Egypt, of a mythological creature with the body of a lion and a human head.
What is the Sphinx?
The world’s longest river. It goes from Uganda north to Egypt.
What is the Nile?
Sand, soil, mud and other small particles that sink to the bottom of bodies of water.
What is silt?
To preserve a dead body by wrapping it in cloth strips after embalming it with oils.
What is mummify?
An ancient Egyptian ruler.
What is a pharaoh?
A family of rulers that are in power in a country; the period of time when a country is led by members of the same family.
What is a dynasty?
A tablet with inscriptions of the same decree written three ways: in Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics and demotic characters. It was discovered in 1799 near Rosetta, Egypt, and made it possible for historians to translate hieroglyphics for the first time.
What is the Rosetta stone?