This document defines and describes key terms related to ancient Egypt. It includes definitions of artifacts like canopic jars and cartouches used in burial practices. It also outlines important gods like Osiris, Ra, Anubis and goddesses like Isis that were central to Egyptian religion. Methods of mummification and hieroglyphic writing are explained. Significant figures that ruled Egypt are mentioned, such as various Pharaohs including Rameses and powerful queens like Cleopatra, Hatshepsut and Nefertiti. Major sites like pyramids and the Nile River are also briefly described in the document.

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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 dead
pharaohs. (intestines, lungs, stomach...)
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6. cartouche
The name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphs surrounded by
an oval band.
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7. Chariot
A two wheeled horse drawn vehicle.
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8. Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
wore a crown or a head-cloth.
The most important of these
was the double crown it
meant the unification of Upper
and Lower Egypt.
crown
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9. 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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10. Gods & Goddesses
Horus
falcon headed god
looked after the pharaohs
Isis
wife of Osiris
Goddess of women and children
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11. 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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12. a way of writing that uses pictures
to show words or sounds.
hieroglyphics-
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13. mummification - Ancient Egyptian method of preserving dead
bodies.
mummy
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14. The river that runs through the middle of Egypt.
Nile
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15. Pharaoh
Name for the King of Egypt.
It means “Great House” or “Palace”.
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16. Queens of Egypt
Ancient Egypt had some very powerful queens.
Cleopatra
Queen of Egypt in
51 BC. Later ruled
with her brothers
Ptolemy X111 and
Ptolemy X1V.
Hatshepsut
Queen of Egypt
from about
1473 – 1458 BC.
Nefertiti
Queen of Pharaoh
Akhenaten
1352- 1336 BC.
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17. Rameses ,Ramesis, Ramesses, Ramses Ramsis
These were the names of Pharaohs
who reigned during the New Kingdom,
19th and 20th dynasty.
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18. A structure containing the burial
rooms of pharaohs.
pyramid
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19. a stone coffin
sarcophagus
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20. Sacred Egyptian symbol of a
beetle. It was a protector of
written products
scarab
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