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Egyptian Vocabulary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PYRAMID

A MOUNTAIN LIKE STRUCTURE USED AS A TOMB TO PROTECT THE BODIES OF THE PHAROES
Photo by Ed Yourdon

MUMMY

A DEAD BODY THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ENBALMING
Photo by Viofiddler

PHARAOH

EGYPTIAN RULER
Photo by Larazoni

PAPYRUS

EGYPTIAN PLANT USED TO MAKE PAPER (ALSO KNOWN AS PAPYRUS)

HEIROGLYPHICS

EGYPTIAN WRITTEN LANGUAGE THAT USED PICTURES TO REPRESENT SOUNDS
Photo by pareeerica

CATARACT

WILD RAPIDS
Photo by jasonb42882

DELTA

AREA OF FERTILE SOIL
Photo by ecstaticist

DYNASTY

LINE OF RULERS FROM ONE FAMILY
Photo by mharrsch

DEITY

GODS AND/OR GODESSES
Photo by mharrsch

EMBALMING

A PROCESS USED TO MUMMIFY

TRIBUTE

FORCED PAYMENT

NILE RIVER

EGYPTIAN RIVIER THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR TRADING

KING TUTANKHAMEN

WAS MADE KING AT ABOUT 10 DIED ONLY 9 YEARS LATER FROM A FALL OR MURDER
Photo by matsuyuki

RAMSES

REBUILT EMPIRE AND LAUNCHED AMBITIOUS TEMPLE BUILDING PROJECT

HATSHEPSUT

ONE OF THE FEW FEMALE RULERS WHO DID LOTS OF TRADING
Photo by Caramdir

HYKSOS

ASIAN PEOPLE WHO TOOK OVER THE EASTERN NILE DELTA

KUSH

CIVILIZATION THAT DEVELOPED MANY FIGHTING TECHNIQUES, NAME CHANGED FROM NUBIA

SAHARA

DESERT TO THE WEST OF THE RIVER NILE

THEBES

CAPITAL OF EGYPT, WHERE PEACE WAS RESTORED AFTER PHAROS LOST CONTROL