Ancient Egypt Terminology

Question 1

The ancient Egyptian writing system used picture symbols

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Hieroglyphics

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a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.

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Obelisk

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An inscribed stone found near Rosetta on the western mouth of the Nile in 1799. It’s text is written in three scripts: hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek

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Rosetta Stone

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A Valley near ancient Thebes in Egypt where the pharaohs of the new kingdom were buried.

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Valley of the Kings

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What is an ancient Egyptian tomb that stores offerings?

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Mastaba

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A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.

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Sarcophagus

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What is the ancient Egyptian temple precinct located on the east bank of the Nile River in Thebes

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Temple of Karnak

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The belief that there is only one god

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Monotheism

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A period of ancient Egyptian history from 2150 to 1580 BCE

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Middle Kingdom

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What is a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)

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Diety

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The belief or worship of more than one god

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Polytheism

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A period in the history of ancient Egypt, from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (approximately 1580 to 1090 BCE)

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New Kingdom

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A person of noble rank or birth

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Nobles

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A sudden rush or downpour

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Cataract

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A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on

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Papyrus

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What is mineral salt found in dried lake beds, consisting of hydrated sodium carbonate

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Natron

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A line of hereditary rulers of a country

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Dynasty

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A collection of ancient Egyptian funerary text from various periods

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Book of the Dead

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A covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body

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Canopic Jar

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The period of ancient Egyptian history from around 2700 to 2150 BCE

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Old Kingdom

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Preserving ( a corpse ) from decay

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embalming

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An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphics, typically representing the name and title of a monarch

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Cartouche

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A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

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Delta

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A soul of a dead person in Ancient Egypt

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Ka

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A monumental structure with a square or rectangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.

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Pyramid

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A winged monster of Thebes, having a women's head on a lions body

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Sphinx

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The Dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming

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mummy

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What is the ancient city in Egypt, whose ruins are situated on the Nile River about 10 miles south of Ciaro

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Memphis

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A ruler in ancient Egypt

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Farrow

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What is the name for ancient Egypt it means black land because of the fertile black soil of the Nile food plains

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Kemit

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Sacred animal in ancient Egypt, represented resurrection

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Scarah Beetle

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A symbol of life in ancient Egypt

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Ankh