| Term | Definition |
|---|
| scarab | sacred beetle |
| pharaoh | considered god-like king |
| ka | life force, soul |
| sarcophagus | ornate tomb |
| mastaba | step pyramid |
| ankh | symbol for life spirit |
| crook & flail | equivalent to scepter, signifies royalty |
| Nile | flows northward |
| papyrus | reed "paper" |
| Ramses | great pharaoh, built may self-serving monuments |
| Nefertiti | symbol of beauty |
| Cleopatra | last of Ptolemaic dynasty, lover of Caesar & Antony |
| Ptolemy | ancient dynasty of long lineage |
| Giza | most famous pyramid |
| ra | sun god |
| Thoth, Seth | members of the Egyptian deity |
| Valley of the Kings | burial area/many graves desecrated |
| Abu Simbel | built by Ramses/huge ornamental statues |
| obelisk | needly with pyramidal top |
| hieroglyphics | method of writing |
| Rosetta Stone | key to breaking hieroglyphics |
| Champollion | discovered the Rosetta Stone |
| Carter | found Tut |
| Tutenkhamen | "boy king" of the mysterious death |
| Sphinx | "man-lion" |
| Coptic, Greek, Demotic | languages on the Rosetta Stone |
| lower Egypt delta | sits at the northern mouth of Nile |
| necropolis | burial area |
| Akhanaten | moved to monotheism |
| felines | animal commonly sacrificed |
| Queen Hatshepsut | famous, strong woman ruler |
| natron | salt substance used to dry organs in mummification |
| Anubis | god of death |
| "Negative Confessions" | I will not (sin) |
| vizier | spiritual advisor |
| red & white headgear | signified unification |
| Nile delta | became Greek letter |
| "chaos" | lack of control as floods destroyed area |
| shard | a chunk of pottery or artifact |
| wadi | burial area for elite |
| shroud | cloth covering for the dead |
| Osiris & Seth | legendary brother tale |
| amulet | token worn as necklace or carried to ward off evil |
| corselet | ornate chest decoration |
| antiquities market | selling ancient artifacts for profit |
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