Egypt Lesson 1-2 Vocab

people from rich and powerful families

People of wealth and power

dead bodies preserved by wrapping them in cloth

series of rulers from the same family

life after death, a widely held ancient Egyptian belief

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means "great house"

a government where religious leaders have power to make, approve, and enforce laws

steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat

the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom

Period of stability and order in ancient Egypt between about 2050 and 1750 BC

a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Egyptian leader who united both upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom

Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top