EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Cataract- fast moving rivers.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Dynasty- line of rulers from the same family.

EGYPTIAN VAOCABULARY

• Pharaoh- all powerful king in ancient Egypt.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Deity-god or goddess.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Papyrus- reed plant of the Nile Valley, used to make a form of paper.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Hieroglyphic- writing made up of a thousand picture symbols developed by Ancient Egyptians.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Embalming- process developed by ancient Egyptians of preserving a persons body after death.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Mummy- a dead body dried and preserved by nature.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Phyraimd- huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a tomb.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Tribute-payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection.

EGYPTIAN VOCABULARY

• Nile River-longest river in the world and in Africa.