1. Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

2. Nile River
is the longest river in the world. It is found in Africa, and it runs through Egypt.

3. Egypt
is a country in northern Africa. Ancient Egyptian civilization began around 3,100 BCE.

4. Silt
is thick black mud that is good for farming. It has lots of nutrients.

5. Papyrus (1) is a plant that grows near the Nile River.
(2) is a type of paper made from dried reeds.

6. Hieroglyphics
are the hundreds of symbols that make up the ancient Egyptian alphabet.

7. Rosetta Stone
a large rock found in Egypt that had three different types of writing on it, one was hieroglyphics.

8. Afterlife
is an eternal life after someone dies on Earth. Heaven is a type of afterlife.

9. Pharaohs
were the rulers of Egypt, similar to kings. The people thought that they were gods on Earth.

10. Mummified
meant to dry and wrap the dead body of a person to preserve it from rotting.

11. Sphinx
is a large statue with the head of a person and the body of a lion. It was built over 4,500 years ago!

12. Osiris
was the ancient Egyptian god of the dead. He decided if people could go to the afterlife.

13. Upper and Lower Egypt
were once two separate kingdoms. Upper Egypt was in the south and Lower Egypt was in the north.

14. Pharaoh Menes
united Upper and Lower Egypt and became the first pharaoh 5,000 years ago.

15. 3,100 BCE
is the year that Pharaoh Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt.

16. Dynasty is a family that rules a country for many generations.
Grandfather
Father
Son

17. King Tut
(Tutankhamen) was the boy king of Egypt. His tomb was found untouched in the 1900s.

18. Pyramids
are huge structures that were used as tombs for Egypt’s pharaohs.