| A | B |
|---|
| afterlife | life after death; religious belief of ancient Egyptians |
| mummy | preserved dead body |
| hieroglyphs | pictures and other written symbols |
| papyrus | paper made from a reed plant |
| Giza | city where the Great Pyramid was built |
| pyramid | royal tomb with 4 sloping triangular sides |
| astronomer | studies stars and other objects in sky |
| why Egyptians preserved dead bodies | so the person's spirit could recognize it |
| Rosetta Stone | gave archaeologists ability to translate Egyptian writing |
| peasants from all parts of Egypt | built the pyramids |
| slaves | lowest level of Egyptian society |
| Amon-Re | chief god; Egyptians believed in many gods & goddesses |
| Egyptians believed gods & goddesses controlled this | the workings of nature |
| regional differences led towns to build temples for their own gods but ... | all Egytians worshipped Re,Osiris,Isis,&Horus |
