Vocabulary
a preserved body
What is a mummy?
tombs built for the pharaohs
What is a pyramid?
Egyptian system of picture writing
What is hieroglyphics?
the pharaoh whose tomb is more famous than he
Who was Tutankhamen?
the world's longest river
What is the Nile?
ruler of Egypt
What is a pharaoh?
What is a famine?
long roll of papyrus or paper
Who was Re?
peninsula that has been a land bridge between Africa and Asia.
What is Sinai?
an animal that was considered sacred in ancient egypt
What is a cat?
paper-like material
What is papyrus?
a secretary to a ruler
What is a scribe?
the first pharaoh
largest of the pyramids standing today
What is the Great Pyramid?
a box to hold paints
What is a palette?
next in importance to the Egyptian king
What is a vizier?
a tall pointed pillar built to honor the Egyptian sun god
What is an obelisk?
built the Great Pyramid as his tomb
Who was Khufu?
famous monument that has the head of a man and the body of a lion
What is the Great Sphinx?
an irrigation device; a long pole with a bucket tied on one end
What is a shadoof?
the Ancient Egyptian's believed makeup did what
What is a magic powers?
Things the Ancient Egyptians invented
What is paper, pens locks or keys?
Ancient Egypt's sky God.
Who was Horus?
the area near Thebes that the pharaohs used as a cemetert
What is the Valley of the Kings?