Ancient Egypt Vocabulary - List B

Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

by Karie Ludlum

​papyrus

​a plant that grows in the Nile and is used to make paper

​hieroglyphics

​Egyptian form of writing that used small pictures to represent an alphabet

​The Old Kingdom

​a period of political stability and prosperity in Egyps

​The New Kingdom

​a period of unification following Hyksos rule in southern Egypt

​The Middle Kingdom

​a period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

​mummification

​Egyptian practice of preserving a body so its soul can go on to the afterlife

​Pharoah

• the ruler of Egyptians

​Nile River

​longest river in Africa, its flooding waters provided rich soil for crops each year

​pyramids

• ​tombs for the Pharoahs

​King Tut

• ​famous Egyptian Pharoah who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager