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| What is Egyptology? |
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| Egyptolgy is the study of Ancient Egyptian life and culture. |
| Below is a list of terms that are associated with Egyptology. |
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| ADZE- tool to trim wood with, blade at a right angle to the blade/ ANKH- Egyptian sign associated with the word Life. AMULET- piece of jewelry used to ward off evil, a good luck charm. ARCHEOLOGIST- a scientist who studies the past by artifacts left behind. CANOPIC JARS- four jars used in funeral services to perserve organs of the dead. CARTOGRAPHER- person who makes maps. CARTONNAGE- material used for manufacturing of sarchophagi, mummy masks, or canopic jars. CARTOUCHE- carved inscription of a Pharaoh's name. CATARACT- a waterfall. CELESTIAL FIELDS- place where Ancient Egyptians thought people went after death; better than Earth. DELTA- deposited soil at the mouth of a river. DESHRET- an Egyptian word meaning red land, desert. DYNASTY-list of rulers belonging to the same faily and time period. EGYPTOLOGY- the study of ancient Egypt. EMBALM- to perserve the body of the dead. HAREM- serveral females associated with one male; includes wives and servants. HIEROGLYPH- one of the symbols used in Ancient Egyptian writing. KEMET- Egyptian word meaning black earth, the fertile soil in the Nile River Valley. LOWER EGYPT- area north of thebes, including the Delta. MUMMY- a preserved or embalmed body. NATRON- a natural salt found in the dry lake beds of Egypt. PAPYRUS- a reed that grows on the banks of the Nile River. PECTORAL- someone who provides money or support to help someone else. PHAROAH- ruler of Ancient Egypt. (Meant "great house") PYLON- an Egyptian entrance gate. PYRAMID- a geometrical figure having tree or four triangular sides meeting at a top point. REAPING- cutting and harvesting corn. REGALIA- emblems of royalty worn by a king or a queen/ SARCOPHAGUS- a stone coffin. SCARAB- dung beetle. (HARMLESS) SCRIBE- compiler of written records. SHRINE- container with doors in which image of god is kept. SHROUD- cloth in which a body is kept in. SPHINX- imaginary figure with the head of man and a body of a lion. TOMB- a structure for the burial of the dead. UPPER EGYPT- area south of Thebes. VALLEY OF KINGS- area west of Thebes where 18th and 9th dynasty kings are buried. VIZIER- pharaoh's chief minister. |
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