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1 Bell Ringer: 9-27 What is the most famous monument in Ancient Egypt Called? 1

2 TOC PG 1: Visual Vocab Pg 2: Vocab c-n 2

3 Amulet A magical charm carried to fight evil or to promote good.

4 Afterlife Life after death.

5 Ba “ spirit” =it leaves the body at death, it can freely come and go from the tomb.

6 Cartouche A ring surrounding names Ancient Egyptian kings and queens.

7 Dynasty The ancestors of the same family. Ancient Egypt is divided into 30 dynasties.

8 Hieroglyphics Picture writings

9 Ka The life force of a human being.

10 Kohl Dark paint used to outline the eye.

11 Mummification The process of preserving the body of the deceased

12 Natron A natural salt.

13 Obelisk A tall rectangular pillar with a pyramid top.

14 Ostracon things that drawings or texts were sketched on before final art work was completed.

15 Papyrus A marsh, river reed sliced into strips and pressed together to make a writing surface.

16 Pharaoh ruler of Egypt

17 Pyramid Royal burial sites during the Old and Middle Kingdom.

18 Rosetta Stone The key to deciphering Egyptian writing.

19 Sarcophagus A container into which coffins and mummies were placed.

20 Sphinx A statue with a body of a lion and the head of a human.

21 Valley of the Kings This site contained the tombs of Kings, and their families.

22 Word Splash…create on left side of Interactive Notebook. Write the word you are defining. Define the word given. Give a synonym for the word given. Give an antonym for the word given. Write a sentence using the word given. Draw a picture to help you remember the word.


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