Definitions Flashcards
ba
was everything that makes an individual unique, similar to the notion of ‘personality’
ka
ancient Egyptian concept of a soul
canopic jar
a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain the entrails of an embalmed body
dynasty
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock or group
papyrus
a material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid and pressed together, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
pharaoh
the leader/ruler of ancient Egypt
Nile river
an extremely significant river that runs through Egypt
sphinx
the colossal recumbent stone figure of this kind near the pyramids of Giza
artefact
something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or work of art
source
a book, statement, person etc. supplying information
heritage
anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition
evidence
anything can be used to prove or disprove something
historian
a person who studies history
primary source
a piece of information that comes from the period you are studying
archaeologist
a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric people and their cultures by analysis of their artefacts
reliability
the extent to which something is reliable
secondary source
a piece of information that was constructed after the event that you’re studying
nomadic
the nomadic way of living refers to people who are not settled in one place, they move from one place to another
thermoluminescence
a form of luminescence that is exhibited by certain crystalline materials, such as minerals
