Life that takes place in another world after death

A piece of jewelry worn to ward off evil spirits

The pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years and created a stable empire

The title of the king of Egypt, meaning "Great House"

Central to Egypt; the longest river in the world at about 4,132 miles long

A book containing magic spells, prayers, hymns, and formulas to guide the soul in the afterlife

Burial site for pharaohs during the New Kingdom

To preserve a body after death

Became pharaoh around the age of nine. His father was Akhenaten. He made Egypt polytheistic again. His tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Howard Carter in 1922.

A structure shaped like a triangle, having four sides that meet at a point. A burial monument for kings.

A type of fabric woven from the flax plant

Egyptians social status or postition in society; Different social groups or classes.

Line of rulers from the same family

A figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion.

Pictures representing objects, sounds, or

ideas that were part of the ancient Egyptian writing system

A series of waterfalls or rapids along the Nile River

A paper-like material made from a reed plant of the same name

A professional writer whose job is to write and keep records/official information

A type of sedimentary rock used to build the pyramids in Egypt

A four-sided shaft with a pyramid shaped top

The area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil or silt; fan-shaped area of fertile marshland.

A cross with a loop on top which stands for everlasting peace

The method the Egyptians used to MEASURE the rise and fall of the Nile River

The pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid at Giza

A body that has been dried so it won't decay

The first female pharaoh; increased the power of Egypt through trade and built many obelisks.

Containers used to hold the organs of a mummified body

A mechanism for raising water, consisting of a pivoted pole with a bucket at one end and a counterweight at the other, used to bring water to crops

Nephew of Queen Hatshepsut; a strong leader and general who expanded Egypt's control north to the middle east.

This pharaoh replaced the Egyptian gods with a sun disc called the Aton. Promoted the worship of one sun god. (FATHER to King Tutankhamen "King Tut")

An oval figure that encloses the name of a royal personage

A chief official in ancient Egypt who carried out much of the day-to-day work of governing

The northern part of ancient Egypt where the Nile River forms a delta

United the kingdoms of lower and upper Egypt and created first Egyptian dynasty

New Kingdom pharaoh who drove the Hyksos out of the Nile Delta and reunited Egypt.

The southern part of ancient Egypt

Invaded Egypt and ruled in the north from 1650 to 1535 BCE. Their dominance was based on their use of horses, chariots, and bronze technology

A period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC; A new dynasty that reunited Egypt. Moved the capital to Thebes.

The period from about 2700 to 2200 BC in Egyptian history that began shortly after Egypt was unified

An ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt between 2000 and 1000 B.C.

The period from about 1550 to 1050 BC in Egyptian history when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory

An ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan

Exchange goods without involving money.

God of the sun and creator of Earth