Glossary - Ancient Egyptian

Question 1

Define the following word; Afterlife

Answer 1

Life after death. Some people believe that after we die we got to live in another world

Question 2

Define the following word; Monuments

Answer 2

Statues, buildings, or other structures made to remember an event, time, or person.

Question 3

Define the following word; Archaeologist

Answer 3

A person who studies objects to learn about how people lived in the past

Question 4

Define the following word; Mummification

Answer 4

A way to preserve a dead body by treating its oils and wrapping it in strips of cloth.

Question 5

Define the following word; Beheading

Answer 5

Beheading is way of killing a person by cutting off their head

Question 6

Define the following word; Capsize

Answer 6

Capsize means to turn over in water

to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water

Question 7

Define the following word; Mummy

Answer 7

A dead body that has been preserved and wrapped in strips of cloth.

Question 8

Define the following word; Civilization

Answer 8

A settled community in which people live together and use systems such as writing to communicate.

a human society that has highly developed material and spiritual resources and a complex cultural, political, and legal organization

Question 9

Define the following word; Papyrus

Answer 9

A Papyrus is a tall grass like plant that grows in the marshes.

Question 10

Define the following word; Conquered

Answer 10

(of a place or people) having been overcome and taken control of by military force

Question 11

Define the following word; Predator (Ex: Braxton)

Answer 11

An Animal that kills other animals

an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals

Question 12

Define the following word; Corpse

Answer 12

A dead body

a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal.

Question 13

Define the following word; Resin

Answer 13

A sticky substance that comes from trees

Question 14

Define the following word; Cursed

Answer 14

Being under a curse, or words said so that harm comes to someone.

Question 15

Define the following word; Rituals

Answer 15

Ceremonies performed from religious reason.

Question 16

Define the following word; Death mask

Answer 16

A special mask made for a dead person

Question 17

Define the following word; Sacrificed

Answer 17

Killed to honor a god or gods

Question 18

Define the following word; Dehydration

Answer 18

Lack of water in the body

Question 19

Define the following word; Sarcophagues

Answer 19

A stone coffin

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

Question 20

Define the following word; Embalming

Answer 20

Treating a body in order to keep it from decaying

Question 21

Define the following word; scribes

Answer 21

Men who wrote things down

Question 22

Define the following word; Fortresses

Answer 22

Large, strong buildings that can be defended from attacks

Question 23

Define the following word; Slaves

Answer 23

People who are owned by other people and have to obey them

Question 24

Define the following word; Hieroglyphs

Answer 24

Symbols that represent words, part of words, or sounds

Question 25

Define the following word; taxes

Answer 25

monies paid to a ruler or government

Question 26

Define the following word; invaders

Answer 26

people, armies, or countries that use force to enter and take control of another country

Question 27

Define the following word; tomb

Answer 27

A building where dead people are laid to rest

Question 28

Define the following word; Underworld

Answer 28

The imaginary world of the dead