Egyptian Flashcards
A crescent shaped region in Western Asia
Fertile Crescent
A triangular area where a major river divides up into several smaller parts that usually flow into a larger body of water
Delta
A ceramic paste employed widely within Ancient Egyptian pottery manufacture, sourced from local Quaternary Nile sediments
Silt
The highest official in ancient Egypt to server the pharaoh (king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
Vizier
Super cool dope paper that scribes wrote on
Papyrus
The state of being joined or associated, usually between countries, kingdoms, or organizations
Alliance
A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt
Pyramids
The method of embalming, or treating the dead body in Ancient Egyot
Mummification
By using special processes, Embalming was a way for Egyptians to remove all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not be easy to decay.
Embalming
The ruler of Ancient Egyot
Pharaoh
A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with ancient Egypt
Sarcophagus
A monumental, four-sided tapering pillar of stone topped by a pyramidion (mini pyramid)
Obelisk
A stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems
hieroglyph
A worker who was skilled in trade, especially one that involves making things by hand
Artisan
