| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Silt | rich soil deposited by moving water |
| pyramids | large triangular tombs in which some pharaohs are buried |
| pharaoh | an Egyptian king/god; he was head of Egyptian society |
| afterlife | the eternal life Egyptians felt they had after death |
| empire | a nation that gets bigger by conquering other lands |
| mummies | dead bodies that have been preserved |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| papyrus | a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant |
| mummification | the process of preserving a dead body |
| tombs | burial sites (graves) |
| How Egyptians felt about the Nile | It was a life-giving god that gave the people all they needed to survive. |
| How Egyptians felt about their pharaohs | they believed pharaohs were gods or children of gods |
| Rosetta Stone | a large stone found in Rosetta, Egypt that helped archaeologists decode hieroglyphics |
| Tut | boy king who restored the gods his father outlawed |
| Ramses II | "The Great" pharaoh who ruled for 67 years--built great monuments and signed world's 1st peace treaty |
| Tut's father (Akhenaton) | A pharaoh who angered his people by forcing monotheism on his people--he allowed only one god |
| ankh | the Egyptian symbol for life |
| scarab | a dung beetle--symbolized rejuvenation (coming back to life) |
| crook and flail | symbols of kingship: a whip (flail) to show power and a staff (crook) to show protection |
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