Egypt Vocabulary

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• Afterlife - The place where the Ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died.

• Akhet - The season of the year when the Nile river flooded.

• Amulet - A charm worn that the Ancient Egyptians thought had magical powers.

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• Akhet - The season of the year when the Nile river flooded.

• Amulet - A charm worn that the Ancient Egyptians thought had magical powers.

• Afterlife - The place where the Ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died.

Which is the correct definition?

• Amun - The main god of the New Kingdom.

• Akhet - The season of the year when the Nile river flooded.

• Amulet - A charm worn that the Ancient Egyptians thought had magical powers.

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• Ankh - A symbol carried by the pharaohs and gods that meant "life".

• Amulet - A charm worn that the Ancient Egyptians thought had magical powers.

• Amun - The main god of the New Kingdom.

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• Ankh - A symbol carried by the pharaohs and gods that meant "life".

• Book of the Dead - A text that had a number of magic spells that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife.

• Canopic jars - Special jars that held the organs of a mummy including the lungs, intestines, liver, and stomach.

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• Cedar - A tree from the land of Lebanon that produced wood that was good for building. The Egyptians used cedar wood to build their ships.

• Book of the Dead - A text that had a number of magic spells that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife.

• Canopic jars - Special jars that held the organs of a mummy including the lungs, intestines, liver, and stomach.

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• Delta - The region of land where the Nile River split into several branches before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Dynasty - A period of rule when a series of kings or pharaohs all came from the same family.

• Egyptologist - An archeologist who specializes in Ancient Egypt.

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• Delta - The region of land where the Nile River split into several branches before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Dynasty - A period of rule when a series of kings or pharaohs all came from the same family.

• Egyptologist - An archeologist who specializes in Ancient Egypt.

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• Eye of Horus - A good luck sign of the Sun or Moon that the Egyptians believed protected one from evil.

• Giza - A place where several large pyramids and the Great Sphinx were built.

• Egyptologist - An archeologist who specializes in Ancient Egypt.

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• Hatshepsut - A powerful queen who became one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs.

• Hieroglyphics - A type of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians that used a combination of pictures and symbols.

• Eye of Horus - A good luck sign of the Sun or Moon that the Egyptians believed protected one from evil.