Vocabulary I
Climate
long-term weather patterns of a place
Canal
man-made river used for farming and transport
What was the climate in Ancient Egypt like?
Very hot and dry
How many languages were found on the Rosetta Stone?
3
Adapt
Changing to fit a new place/situation
Fertile
Rich soil that is good for growing food
Ra (sun God)
Osiris (God of the afterlife)
Isis (Goddess of magic and motherhood)
Horus (sky God)
Anubis (God of embalming and the afterlife)
What does the Nile River do every year?
Floods - leaves rich soil for growing crops
What language scripts were found on the Rosetta Stone?
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Demotic Egyptian
Ancient Greek
Seize
To take something by force
Civilisation
A group of people with cities, leaders and a shared culture (a society)
What did Ancient Egyptians do with dead bodies?
Mummification
How did Ancient Egyptians survive the heat?
Mud brick houses
Linen clothes
Working in the early morning/afternoon
Hieroglyphs represent sounds
True or False?
Coronation
Ceremony where a person is crowned king/queen
Decipher
To figure out the meaning of something
What material did Ancient Egyptians write on?
Papyrus
Name one way Ancient Egyptians managed water
Shaduf to lift water from Nile
Canals
Name 1 thing mentioned on the Rosetta Stone
Honoured the first anniversary of 13-year-old Pharaoh Ptolemy V’s coronation
Outlined a series of benefits for the Egyptian priests.
Laws for maintaining temples and performing rituals
Inscription
Writing that has been carved into stone
Shaduf
Tool used to lift water from the river
What was the name given to a person who was trained to read and write?
Scribe
Name 3 ways Ancient Egyptians used the Nile
Water for crops/drinking
Transport
Trade
When and where was the Rosetta Stone discovered?
1799 in Rashid, Egypt (during French invasion)