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Ancient Egypt vocabulary puzzle #1 — myVocabulary.com

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Vocabulary Word List:

20 Ancient Egypt vocabulary words: amulet, antiquity, Anubis, archaeologist, artifact, cartouche, colossus, deity, dynasty, embalm, excavator, hieroglyphics, immortality, mummification, obelisk, pharaoh, sarcophagus, shawabti, sphinx, talisman

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2) To treat a dead body with special substances, often fragrant spices and oil, to prevent decay and ensure everlasting life in ancient Egypt; to preserve with chemicals (verb) Root BALSUM = aromatic ointment

3) A magical object (as a ring or stone) carved with symbols believed to have protective powers: charm (noun) Root TALISM = mystery

4) Any ancient Egyptian statue or figure having typically the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram or hawk; a huge statue at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt with the body of a lion and the head of a man (noun) Root SPHINGEIN = to hold tight, strangle

5) A carved figurine believed to awake as a servant of the dead in the afterlife (noun) Word comes directly from Egyptian

6) A statue of gigantic size and proportions; one that resembles a statue in scope (noun) Root KOLOSSOS = statue, image

7) A limestone coffin or tomb, often with elaborate ornamentation and inscriptions (noun) Root SARCO= flesh

8) A succession of rulers of the same line of descent; a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a long time (noun) Root DYNAST = ruler (exercising power)

9) A four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramidal shape at the top; in ancient Egypt, it was often inscribed with hieroglyphs honoring a pharaoh (noun) Root OBEL = spit, pointed pillar

10) An oval or oblong figure on Egyptian monuments containing the hieroglyphs of the name of a ruler or deity; a scroll-like ornament or tablet, esp. as an architectural feature (noun) Root CART = a paper, card

11) The Egyptian jackal-headed god believed to lead the dead to the underworld; a god for whom prayers were inscribed on tombs (noun) ROOT = eponym from the Egyptian god of tombs

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