Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.

• Bay

• Alpha

• Delta

• Sea

A merchant is a _______________

• Trader

• Priest

• King

• General

Items sent to other regions for trade

• Import

• Export

• Luxury items

• Trade Network

Goods brought in from other regions

• Imports

• Exports

• Merchants

• Traders

A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.

• Translation Stone

• Tut's Stone

• Rosetta Stone

• Ramses Stone

The symbols and pictures of ancient Egyptian writing.

• embalmer

• papyrus

• Hieroglyphs

• Cunieform

A thick paper-like material produced from reeds. Ancient Egyptians used it as a writing material, but also for boats, mattresses, mats, rope, sandals, and baskets.

• Cunieform

• paper

• leather

• papyrus

The title used by the rulers of Egypt

• Father

• Pharaoh

• Lord

• His majesty

A series of rulers from the same family

• Succession

• Inheritance

• Dynasty

• Utopia

A specially treated body, wrapped in cloth for preservation, ready for the afterlife

• Pharaoh

• Corpse

• Mummy

• Tomb