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Ancient Egypt Glossary Terms Flashcards

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Afterlife

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Life after death

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Akhet

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The flood and inundation season. From June to September

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Amulets

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A magical charm thought to keep away evil from the wearer.

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Artisan

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A worker highly skilled in a particular craft

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Aten

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Sun god

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Barter system

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To trade goods rather than money

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Canopic Jars

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Pottery jars used to store the intestines, liver, lungs, and stomach of the preserved body

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Delta

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The area where the river splits into separate streams before flowing into the sea

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Demotic script

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Writing system formerly used in Egypt, that is simplified form of the hieroglyphic system. Was found on the Rosetta Stone.

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Dieties

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Plural for god or goddess

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Hapi

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God of the Nile, flooding and fertility

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Hieroglyphs

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Picture-like symbols of which the ancient Egyptian written language was composed

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Horus

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God of the sky and hunting, son of Osiris

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Isis

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Goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, protector of the dead, wife of Osiris

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Lower Egypt

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Northern Egypt, Nile delta located here

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Middle Kingdom

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A time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt c.2055-1650 BCE

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Myth

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A traditional or ancient story usually involving gods

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Mummification

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The process of preserving a dead body by preventing its natural decay; in ancient Egypt a body was mummified by removing internal organs (except the heart) and drying out the remaining body tissue; the mummy was then buried.

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Natron

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A mineral used to preserve bodies

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New Kingdom

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A time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt c.1570-1070 BCE

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Old kingdom

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A time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt c.2686-2181 BCE

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Papyrus

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A kind of paper made from layers of reeds flattened into strips on which to write

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Peret

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The seed/growing season. From November to February

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Pharaoh

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The leader of ancient Egypt who was believed to be a god; the pharaoh had absolute power and total control

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Rosetta

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City in northern Egypt where the Rosetta Stone was found

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Sarcophagus

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A stone coffin usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions

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Scribe

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A person trained in language and writing skills, employed to make written records

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Seti

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God of war, chaos and storms. Brother of Osiris

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Shomu

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The harvest season, March to May

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Upper Egypt

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Located south of the delta

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Valley of the Kings

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A valley in Egypt where many tombs were built for pharaohs and nobles during the New Kingdom

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Vizier

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The highest official in ancient Egypt after the pharaoh

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