Unit 3 Vocabulary

Culture - ________

• the way of life for a group of people

• a type of food

• a musical instrument

• a historical event

Afterlife - ________

• an existence after death

• a type of music

• a holiday destination

• a fictional character

Mummification - ________

• the preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth

• a method of cooking using steam

• a type of ancient writing

• a form of traditional dance

Polytheism - ________

• Belief in many gods

• Belief in one god

• Belief in no gods

• Belief in spirits

Re - ________

• Egyptian god of the sun

• Greek god of the sea

• Roman god of war

• Norse god of thunder

Osiris - ________

• Egyptian god of the underworld/dead

• Greek god of the sea

• Norse god of thunder

• Hindu god of creation

Sarcophagus - ________

• a stone coffin, engraved and decorated

• a type of ancient scroll

• a ceremonial headdress

• a type of ancient weapon

Hieroglyphics - ________

• Egyptian writing that involved using pictures to represent words

• A type of ancient Greek script

• A modern form of digital communication

• A style of medieval European calligraphy

Hieratic - ________

• a highly simplified version of hieroglyphics

• an ancient Greek script

• a modern form of Arabic

• a type of ancient Chinese writing

Papyrus - ________

• A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds

• An ancient type of ink

• A type of ancient scroll

• A form of early printing press