Ancient Egypt Anchor Vocabulary

A way of supplying water to an area of land by using dams

A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

the external layer of protection for a royal mummy, with several coffins nested within

A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

Huge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs

a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river like the Nile.

a person who writes and reads documents

the next life in which the Egyptians believed the dead would live again

the preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth in ancient Egypt

strong rapids or waterfalls along the Nile River that make it difficult to navigate

A building devoted to the worship of the gods of Egypt

This early empire has its home in northeast Africa along its longest river the Nile?

An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

What is a network of roads along which traders traveled?

A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a government and military leader.

longest river in Africa, provided fertile land for settlement

A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks

Belief in more than one god

A person's life force in ancient Egypt's belief system.

an ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure; used for burial

a small charm worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; for protection

A skilled craftsperson

A series of rulers from the same family