Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

A ruler of ancient Egypt

• tomb

• scribe

• pharaoh

• dynasty

A series of rulers from the same family

• tomb

• scribe

• pharaoh

• dynasty

A professional writer, they had great power

• tomb

• scribe

• pharaoh

• dynasty

A large vault, typically underground, for burying the dead.

• tomb

• scribe

• pharaoh

• dynasty

Lower Egypt, the time of building pyramids

• The Old Kingdom

• sarcophagus

• monotheism

• The New Kingdom

The belief in one God

• The Old Kingdom

• sarcophagus

• monotheistic

• The New Kingdom

A time of expansion, first female Pharaoh Hatshepsut

• The Old Kingdom

• sarcophagus

• monotheism

• The New Kingdom

A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription.

• The Old Kingdom

• sarcophagus

• monotheism

• The New Kingdom

lots of building projects, trade became gig, may achievements in arts and literature

• polytheism

• The Middle Kingdom

• hieroglyphics

• hierarchy

An Egyptian writing system

• polytheism

• The Middle Kingdom

• hieroglyphics

• hierarchy