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A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.
Dynasty
An area of desert canyons where many pharaohs were buried.
Valley of the Kings
Fine particles of soil.
Silt
A fabric woven from the flax plant that was popular in Ancient Egypt.
Linen
A fertile place in the desert that has plants and water.
Oasis
The sea lying directly east of Egypt.
The sea lying directly to the North of Egypt.
Mediterranean Sea
A building or room used for burial.
Tomb
Dry land located in North Africa.
Sahara Desert
The capital of Ancient Egypt.
Thebes
A triangular building used as an Egyptian tomb.
Pyramid
A beetle that was sacred to the Ancient Egyptians.
Scarab
A document that can be rolled up.
Sroll
An Egyptian statue having the body of a lion and the head of a man.
Sphinx
A sacred building used for religious purposes.
Temple
The Egyptian symbol for life.
Ankh
A water loving plant used for paper making.
Papyrus
A stone coffin.
Sarcophagus
An Ancient Egyptian Ruler.
Pharaoh
One of Africa’s greatest rivers. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nile River
A tall, slender, four sided stone pillar shaped from a single stone.
Obelisk
Life after death
Afterlife
The physical vitality present in a living thing.
Ba
A picture used to write something.
Hieroglyph
An oval frame used to surround the hieroglyphic name of an important person in Ancient Egypt.
Cartouche