Egypt Vocabulary

the ancient Egyptian "boy king" whose rule showed great wealth of the New Kingdom

• Menes

• Cleopatra

• Ramesses

• Tutankhamun

a synonym for "unite"; to combine together

• combine

• unify

• unity

• formation

a preserved dead body

• pyramid

• pharaoh

• sphinx

• mummy

an artifact that unlocked the mystery of Ancient Egyptian writing

• Hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

• Rosetta Stone

• Shaduf

a waterfall

• delta

• cataract

• shaduf

• silt

the title given to the king of Egypt meaing "Great House"

• mummy

• pharaoh

• sphinx

• papyrus

symbols used in some writing systems such as the one used in ancient Egypt

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Pyramid

• Sphinx

a triangular-shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that looks like fingers

• silt

• delta

• sphinx

• shaduf

a mixture of soil and small rocks

• silt

• delta

• sphinx

• shaduf

a stone building that housed the dead; served as tombs for Egyptian rulers

• cataract

• papyrus

• pyramid

• dynasty