| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ramses II | powerful New Kingdom pharaoh |
| Isis | Egyptian goddess, wife of Osiris |
| Mentuhotep I | Middle Kingdom pharaoh |
| ka | immortal human essence |
| Horus | hawk god, protector of the pharaoh |
| necropolis | large burial area; city of the dead |
| pylon | monumental entrance of an Egyptian temple |
| Imhotep | architect of Pyramid of King Djoser |
| Nefertiti | New Kingdom queen, wife of Akhenaton |
| Amarna | new artistic style established by Akhenaton |
| Khafre | Old Kingdom pharaoh |
| clerestory | a section of a building that rises above the aisles and allows light to enter |
| Aton | single god worshiped by Akhenaton |
| Karnak | site of large temple complex |
| atlantid | column in shape of male figure |
| Tutankhamen | king whose tomb was discovered with contents intact |
| Hatshepsut | female who ruled as pharaoh |
| Re or Amen-Re | Egyptian sun god worshiped at Karnak |
| mastaba | a bench-shaped Egyptian tomb |
| Osiris | dying resurrecting god |
Combine with other sets
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