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Egypt Introduction vocabulary
Mr. T. Bowens
Miss R. Leisure
2014
Ancient Egypt
An ancient super power that arose along the Nile river
around 3100 BCE
The Nile River!
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/geography.ht
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Cataract
A waterfall
Delta
The area near a river’s mouth where the water
deposits fine soil
Silt
Fine soil deposited by a river.
fertile
Land that is good for growing crops
linen
A type of fabric woven from flax plants
papyrus
A paper like material made from a reed of the
papyrus plant
hieroglyph
A picture that stands for a word or letter
Scribe
A person who has a job to write and keep records
Rosetta Stone
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/wr
iting/rosetta.html
afterlife
Life that takes place in another world after death.
Egyptians believed in an afterlife.
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/afterlife.html
Embalm – what are the Egyptian
procedures?
To preserve a body after death
Mummy-- What are the Egyptian
procedures?
A body that has been dried so it wont decay within
the tomb it was placed.
Pyramid
Structure with triangular sides that meet at a
point.
Often used for burial of mummies within its
tombs.
Step Pyramid
A pyramid with sides that rise in a series of steps.
Also known as a mastaba
Obelisk
A four sided shaft with a pyramid shaped top
The Giza Plateau
http://en.egypt.travel/attraction/index/giza-plateau
The Valley of the Kings
http://ancient-egypt.org/index.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/318635
/Valley-of-the-Kings
Pharaoh
The title of a king in ancient Egypt
Ramses II
The pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213
B.C. and created a stable empire.
Built the house of Ramses which contained four 66
foot statues of himself
Ruled Egypt for 66 years
His reign was peaceful
Hatshepsut
An Egyptian queen who declared herself pharaoh
in 1472 B.C. and expanded trade
1st woman to rule as a pharaoh
She created the Obelisk monument
Khufu
A pharaoh who built the great pyramid.
King Tut
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/kingtut.html
Dynasty
A line of rulers from the same family
succession
The order in which members of a royal family
inherit the throne
The Kingdoms
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/3kingdoms.html
Polytheistic – Egyptian gods and
goddesses
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/
interactives/history/egypt/egyptiangod/
Choose three of the most important gods or goddesses
to define!
What impact or lasting influence
did the ancient Egyptians have?
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/inve
ntions_and_technology.php
http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-14_u-170_t-465_c1653/nsw/history/ancient-societies-egypt/egypt-partii/the-legacy