Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

Pyramid

• Belief that the soul of the deceased live on after death

• tombs for the Pharaohs

• A plant that grow in the Nile used to make paper

• A plant that grow in the Nile used to make paper

King Tut

• Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager.

• Tombs for the Pharaohs

• Egyptian form of writing

• A group of people that conquered and ruled southern Egypt for a century

Scribes

• Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager

• A key stone which allowed scientists to learn hieroglyphics

• Egyptians who kept written records using papyrus and hieroglyphics

• A period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

Nile River

• The longest river in Africa, its flooding waters provided rich soil for crops each year.

• Egyptian form of writing

• A period of reunification following Hyksos rule in southern Egypt

• Belief that the soul of the deceased live on after death

Rosetta Stone

• A key stone which allowed scientists to learn hieroglyphics

• Egyptian form of writing

• A leader during the New Kingdom who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh.

• Egyptians who kept written records using papyrus and hieroglyphics

Pharaoh

• The ruler of the Egyptians

• A plant that grows in the Nile used to make paper

• A period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

• A leader during the New Kingdom who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh

Mummification

• Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager

• A leader during the NEW KINGDOM who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh

• A period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

• Egyptian practice of preserving a body so its soul can go on to the afterlife

Hyksos

• A group of people that conquered and ruled southern Egypt for a century

• A plant that grow in the Nile used to make paper

• A period of political stability and prosperity in Egypt.

• A leader during the New Kingdom who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh

Hieroglyphics

• Belief that the soul of the deceased live on after death

• Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager

• A period of reunification following Hyksos rule in southern Egypt

• Egyptian form of writing

Ramses the Great

• a period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

• A leader during the New Kingdom who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh

• A key stone which allowed scientists to learn hieroglyphics

• Egyptians who kept written records using papyrus and hieroglyphics