6T: Egypt Vocabulary

mummy

• a body preserved by special processes

• a type of ancient Egyptian tomb

• a preserved food item

• a mythical creature from folklore

The longest river in the world, runs North through Egypt

• The Nile River

• The Amazon River

• The Yangtze River

• The Mississippi River

Howard Carter

• the Egyptologist who found King Tut's tombs in 1922.

• a famous painter from the Renaissance era.

• the first person to climb Mount Everest.

• a renowned physicist known for his theory of relativity.

afterlife

• the place that the Egyptians believed they’d live after death

• a state of eternal sleep

• a realm of dreams and visions

• a journey to the underworld

-a female Egyptian pharaoh who made Egypt richer through trade
-Dressed as a man to gain the respect of her people.

• Cleopatra

• Nefertiti

• Hatshepsut

• Merneith

Great Pyramid

• Burial place of Khufu/Cheops; located in Giza

• A famous ancient library in Alexandria

• The largest statue of a pharaoh in Luxor

• An ancient city known for its temples

Giza

• the ancient city where the Great Pyramids were built

• a modern city known for its skyscrapers

• a famous ancient city in Greece

• the capital of Egypt today

an Egyptian King

• pharaoh

• sultan

• emperor

• duke

A skilled worker who practices a handicraft such as jewelers, cloth weavers, sculptors

• Artisan

• Craftsman

• Technician

• Artist

God of the dead; ruler of the underworld; 1st ruler to be mummified

• Osiris

• Horus

• Anubis

• Ra