| A | B |
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| Afterlife | Belief in life after death |
| Amun Ra: | Chief god. Sun god |
| Anubis | God of the Dead and guardian of the entrance to the afterlife |
| Ba | Egyptian word for ïsoulÍ |
| Barter | exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money |
| Cairo | The modern capital of Egypt, a port on the Nile River near the head of its delta |
| Canopic jars | a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body. |
| cartouche | Name in hieroglyphics |
| chariot | this was the terror weapon of ancient battles |
| Civilisation | Where a group of people have moved out of primitive/savage conditions and have developed a high level of social organization, such as government, laws, etc. |
| Cleopatra | Famous queen of the Egyptians who had ties to the Roman Empire |
| Crook | A symbol of the power of the Pharaoh |
| Deities | Egyptians gods |
| Delta | slow river near the sea spreading silt in a fan shape |
| Deposition | the process of a slow river depositing slit. |
| Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country |
| Embalmer | Person who artificially preserved or mummified a dead body. |
| Empire | A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government. |
| Feather of Truth | Used to determine the fate of souls entering the afterlife. |
| Fellahs | a peasant or agricultural laborer |
| Flail | A symbol of the power of the Pharaoh |
| Giza | Location of the Great Pyramid |
| Hathor | Goddess of Love, Beauty, Women and Trees. |
| Hieroglyphics | Ancient Egyptian writing using pictorial symbols. |
| High Priest | In charge of over- seeing the temples, as well as advising the pharaoh. |
| Horus | God of the Sky; son of Osiris and Isis. |
| Inundation | The flood season, from June to September. |
| Irrigation | The artifical watering of the land to assist in farming, where there is not enough natural rainfall. |
| Isis | Queen of the gods; daughter of Re and married to Osiris. |
| Mastabas | The first pyramids |
| Memphis | Ancient Capital of Egypt |
| Mummy | Embalmed body, dead body treated and ready for afterlife |
| Mummification | The embalmment, drying and wrapping of a dead body to preserve it for the afterlife. |
| Natron | A special desert salt used to dry a dead body during the embalming process. |
| Nemes | the striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt |
| Nile | The longest river in the world. It runs through Egypt and is a very important fresh water source. |
| Nilometer | This measured the annual rise and fall fo the great river |
| Nomarch | The rulers of Ancient Egyptian provinces |
| Osiris | Lord of the Underworld and the Dead; son of Re |
| Papyrus | Used by scribes to write on. Ancient Egyptian writing paper made from plant reeds. |
| Pharaoh | means ñGreat Houseî and is the title given to the royal ruler of Ancient Egypt. |
| Ptah | God of Life, creator of the universe. |
| Pyramid | Massive triangular stone tomb built as a final resting place for dead Pharaohs. |
| Re | The Sun God and father of the gods. |
| Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. |
| Sarcophagus | a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription |
| Scarab | amulets in ancient Egypt |
| Scribe | State official trained to read and write in hieroglyphs. |
| Scroll | the first form of editable record keeping texts |
| Seth | God of Deserts, Storms and Wars; brother of Osiris. |
| Shaduf | A device used in Egypt raise water from the river Nile. It consists of a long suspended rod with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other. |
| Specialisation | To become an expert in a particular job, and to be able to use those skills for trade. |
| sphinx | (The Terrifying One), is a limestone statue of a reclining a mythical creature with a lion's body and the ruler's head |
| Timeline | A numberline, drawn to scale, with specific events plotted along it in chronological order. |
| Tutankhamen | One of the most famous Egyptians and only pharoah's tomb to be discovered untouched by tomb robbers. |
| Vizier | It means ñburden-bearerî or ñhelperî and was the title given to the highest ranking official advisors to the Pharaoh. They acted as a kind of Secretary of State. |
| Vocation | A profession or trade. |
| Wadi | A valley |
| Yaru | Egyptian word forÍ afterlifeÍ |
