Ancient Egypt Vocab

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a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

• mastaba

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• the alphabet

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What is a cartouche?

• Used in Ancient Egypt hieroglyphics, it is an oval that contained a royal name.

• A person in charge of finances of a government or company.

• The highest ranking government official and advisor to the pharaoh.

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an artifact that unlocked the mystery of Ancient Egyptian writing

• Hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

• Rosetta Stone

• Shaduf

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What was the Valley of the Kings?

• A place where the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt lived

• A place where the Pharaohs were buried for hundreds of years

• A beautiful valley where the Ancient Egyptians went for vacation

• A forbidden valley where it was thought the gods lived

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The name of the Egyptian god of the underworld was _____________.

• Hall of Judgement

• Osiris

• amulet

• Anubis

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a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile and was used to make a form of paper

• trees

• papyrus

• clay

• paper

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I am the most important god of Ancient Egyptians. I am the god of the sun. Who am I?

• Horus

• Ra

• Anubis

• Thoth

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What is the specific name of the rulers of Egypt?

• Emperor

• Czar

• Pharaoh

• King