Ancient Egyptians had many gods and goddesses they believed in like Anubis the god of the dead, Bastet the cat goddess, Horus the falcon god, Isis the goddess of women and children, Osiris the god of death and rebirth, and Ra the sun god. They also used hieroglyphics as a form of writing with pictures, mummified bodies to preserve them for the afterlife, built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs, and considered the pharaoh the link between humans and gods as the ruler of Egypt. Important elements of their culture included the Nile River, canopic jars containing organs, and scarabs which symbolized protection.

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2. A symbol of ‘eternal life
ankh
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3. archeologist
A person who looks for and studies artifacts from
long ago.
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4. artifact
something e.g. a pot,
tool, statue - that tells
us about the past.
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5. Canopic jars
Vessels containing the inner organs of the dad
pharaohs, generally four, in the form of the sons
of Horus .
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6. cartouche
The name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphs surrounded by
an oval band.
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7. Gods & Goddesses
Anubis
God of the Dead
has the head of a jackal
Bastet
cat headed
Goddess of the home
a gentle protective goddess
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Ancient Egyptians believed in
many gods and goddesses.

8. Gods & Goddesses
Horus
falcon headed god
looked after the pharaohs
Isis
wife of Osiris
Goddess of women and children
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9. Osiris
God of death and rebirth,
the underworld and the Earth.
Ra
Ra was the sun god
Man with hawk head and headdress
with a sun disk .
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10. a way of writing that uses pictures
to show words or sounds.
hieroglyphics-
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11. mummification - Ancient Egyptian method of preserving
dead bodies. As they believed in the afterlife they had to
preserve the body to preserve the soul (spirit)
mummy
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12. The river that runs through the middle of Egypt.
Nile
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13. PharaohName for the King of Egypt.
It means “Great House” or “Palace”.
They were considered to be the link between
humans and gods.
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14. Queens of Egypt
Ancient Egypt had some very powerful queens.
Cleopatra
.
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
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15. A structure containing the dead
bodies of pharaohs. They were
enormous tombs..
pyramid
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16. a stone coffin
sarcophagus
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17. Sacred Egyptian symbol of a
beetle. It was a protector of
written products
scarab
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