Unit 4: Ancient Egypt Power Words

The drying of a dead body to prevent rotting; a practice used by ancient Egyptians.

• Pharoah

• mummification

• chariots

• dynasty

The highest rulers in Ancient Egypt.

• Vizier

• Giza

• Ka

• Pharaoh

The type of government in the Old Kingdom; Consisted of an administrative organization with officials and procedures.

• Theocracy

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

• Democracy

The person in charge of the bureaucracy.

• Pharaoh

• Dynasty

• Ka

• Giza

• Vizier

Horse-drawn vehicle that the Egyptians used for war. They learned to use from the Hyksos.

• Chariots

• mummification

• hieroglyphics

• hieratic script

A complex system of writing that implemented pictures used by Ancient Egypt.

• Hieratic Script

• Mummification

• Hieroglyphics

• Ka

A family of rulers having the right to rule being passed down.

• Dynasty

• Giza

• The Old Kingdom

• The New Kingdom

The city where the Great Pyramid is located.

• Pharaoh

• Ka

• The Red Lands

• Giza

A simplified version of hieroglyphics. Using dashes and strokes to represent the pictures in hieroglyphics.

• Hieroglyphics

• Hieratic Script

• Vizier

• Chariots

When they built the famous pyramids; Egypt's first dynasty.

• The New Kingdom

• The Old Kingdom

• The Middle Kingdom