| 1. branding |
making
a permanent mark on the skin with a piece of hot iron. |
| 2. ankh |
several
females associated with one male; can include wives and servants. |
| 3. egyptologist
|
a
line of rulers from the same family, or the period during which
they rule. |
| 4. harem
|
Ancient
Egyptian writing. At first picture signs were used to represent
objects. Later, the signs came to represent sounds as well. |
| 5. papyrus |
a
triangular piece of land where a river begins branching off from
it's mouth. |
| 6. ecclesiastic |
a
cupboard like container in which the image of god is kept. |
| 7. embalm
|
the
Egyptian symbol of life; a cross with a loop at the top. |
| 8. archeologist |
related
to the church. |
| 9. hieroglyphs |
a
small object, either worn or carried, that was thought to ward
off evil. |
| 10. sphinx |
a
person who learns about the past by unearthing and studying objects
that have survived from former times. |
| 11. amulet |
to
preserve a dead body by treating it with scented oils and spices. |
| 12. dynasty |
a
giant stone figure of an imaginary creature, with the head of
a man or animal and the body of a lion. |
| 13. delta |
a
scholar specializing in the study of Ancient Egyptian history
. |
| 14. shrine |
a
type of reed plentiful on the Nile Delta. |
