| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Nile | longest river in the world |
| delta | fan shaped area of land at the mouth of a river |
| lower egypt | kingdom located near the delta |
| upper egypt | kingdom located near thebes |
| inundation | flood season of Egypt |
| cataracts | waterfalls |
| mediterranean sea | sea north of Egypt |
| narmer | first pharaoh to unite upper and lower Egypt |
| papyrus | reed plant used for paper |
| archeologist | scientist who studies artifacts |
| artifacts | objects from the past that can be carried away |
| pharaoh | title of egypt's main ruler ; means great house |
| features | artifacts that can't be carried away |
| hieroglyphics | writing of egyptians |
| cartouche | magical ropes that protected the name |
| scribes | writers of the hieroglyphics |
| irrigation | method of supplying water using canals and basins |
| africa | continent where Egypt is located |
| pyramid | tomb of the pharaohs in the old kingdom |
| great pyramid | largest pyramid built |
| khufu | owner of the great pyramid |
| djoser | king of the step pyramid |
| step pyramid | first pyramid built |
| king tut | only pharaoh's tomb found intact |
| howard carter | founder of tuts tomb |
| mummy | dead preserved body of egyptians |
| canopic jars | jars where the internal organs were kept |
| ka | life force of egyptian who lived in the tomb |
| osiris | judge of the dead |
| re | sun god |
| isis | goddess of magic and healing |
| a.d. | anno domnis |
| sarcophagus | coffin for the dead body |
| book of the dead | book full of prayers and magical spells used to get ba to the hall of truth |
| hall of truth | judgement hall |
| ba | spirit that went to be judged |
| hatshepsut | first woman ruler |
| akhenaten | pharaoh who was monotheistic |
| aten | god who akhenaten worshipped |
| ramses | greatest builder of all time |
| monotheism | worship of one god |
| polytheism | worship of many gods |
| rosetta stone | black stone that was the key to decoding the hieroglyphics |
| sphinx | head of a man and body of lion that guarded the pyramids |
| dynasty | ruling family |
| akh | glorified form of the dead who lived in the stars. |
| Imhotep | architect of the first pyramid. |
| Red Sea | sea located east of Egypt |
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