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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
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6th Grade
12/07/2007

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Term
Egypt
Definition
Country in northeastern Africa
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Pyramid
Definition

Burial tomb of Egyptian pharaohs;

most were built during the Old Kingdom

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Great Sphinx
Definition

Statue with body of lion, head of pharaoh;

guarded the way to the Great Pyramid

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Great Pyramid
Definition
Largest pyramid; tomb of pharaoh Khufu
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Nile
Definition

Longest river in the world;

runs north through Egypt;

source of life for ancient Egyptians

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Valley of Giza
Definition
Location of Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid
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Valley of the Kings
Definition
Location of hidden tombs (ex. King Tut’s)
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Cairo
Definition
Modern capital of Egypt today
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Dr. Kent Weeks
Definition

Archaeologist that found the tomb of

Ramses II sons

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Pharaoh
Definition
Title for Egyptian kings
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Tutankhamen
Definition

Boy king known as King Tut;

famous tomb found;

ruled 9 years and died at age 18

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Ramses II
Definition

Pharaoh who ruled for 67 years

and had 52 sons

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Khufu
Definition
Pharaoh buried in the Great Pyramid
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Hatshepsut
Definition
Female pharaoh who had great success in trade
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Re
Definition
Sun god, first god recognized by all Egyptians
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Osiris
Definition
God and ruler of the dead
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Anubis
Definition

God of mummification;

had the head of a jackal

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Hieroglyphics
Definition
Form of picture writing used by early Egyptians
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Papyrus
Definition

Reeds that grew along Nile;

used to make a form of paper

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Scroll
Definition

Several sheets of papyrus glued

together in rolls

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Cartouche
Definition
Oval frame around the pharaoh/queen’s name
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Rosetta Stone
Definition
black rock with 3 types of writing used to decode hieroglyphics
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Jean Champollion
Definition

Frenchman who translated hieroglyphics

using the Rosetta Stone

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Howard Carter
Definition
Archaeologist who discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922
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Mummification
Definition

process used to preserve the body

for the afterlife

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Obelisk
Definition

Tall stone pillar

(showed Hatshepsut's success in trade)

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Sinai
Definition
peninsula that connects Africa to Asia
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Mediterranean
Definition
sea located on the northern border of Egypt
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Red Sea
Definition

body of water located along the

eastern border of Egypt

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Imhotep
Definition
designed the first step pyramid
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