Egyptian Achievements

the ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• Rosetta Stone

• sphinxes

• obelisk

a long-lasting paperlike material made from reeds that the ancient Egyptians used to write on

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• sphinxes

• obelisk

• King Tutankhamen

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

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• sphinxes

• obelisk

• Rosetta Stone

an imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• sphinxes

• obelisk

• Rosetta Stone

a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in ancient Egypt

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• sphinxes

• obelisk

• Rosetta Stone

(c. 1341 BC -- 1323) Egyptian pharaoh, he died while still a young king. The discovery of his tomb in 1922 has taught archaeologists much about Egyptian culture.

• papyrus

• sphinxes

• obelisk

• Rosetta Stone

• King Tutankhamen