Vocabulary: ancient egypt
Know and use the key vocabulary of ancient Egypt — pharaoh, pyramid, tomb, mummy/mummification, hieroglyphs, papyrus, sarcophagus, canopic jar, natron, archaeologist, artefact, Nile, delta, irrigation, shaduf, scribe, vizier, obelisk, sphinx, cartouche — and apply these terms accurately when describing Egyptian society, religion, and material culture
Typical age: 5–9 years
“If your child visited an ancient Egypt exhibition at a museum, could they read the labels and explain to you what a pharaoh was, why there were pyramids, and what hieroglyphs are?”
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- Egyptian Social HierarchyREQUIRED
Describing Egyptian social hierarchy requires 'scribe', 'vizier', 'pharaoh', and related terms
- Egyptian Gods and the AfterlifeREQUIRED
Describing the afterlife and burial beliefs requires 'mummy', 'sarcophagus', 'tomb' vocabulary
- Mummification Step by StepREQUIRED
Describing mummification requires 'natron', 'canopic jar', 'sarcophagus', 'linen' vocabulary
- Pharaohs and TutankhamunREQUIRED
Knowing about pharaohs requires the term 'pharaoh' and associated vocabulary
- Hieroglyphs and PapyrusREQUIRED
Understanding hieroglyphs and papyrus requires these exact terms
- Discovering Tutankhamun's TombREQUIRED
Understanding how we know about Egypt requires 'archaeologist' and 'artefact' vocabulary
- Building the PyramidsREQUIRED
Explaining how the pyramids were built requires pyramid, obelisk, and engineering vocabulary
- Upper and Lower EgyptREQUIRED
Explaining irrigation and the Nile delta requires 'delta', 'irrigation', 'shaduf' vocabulary
- Pyramids and the Great SphinxREQUIRED
Describing the pyramids and Sphinx requires 'pyramid', 'sphinx', and related vocabulary
- Egyptian Tomb Paintings and ArtefactsREQUIRED
Using tomb paintings and artefacts as evidence requires 'artefact', 'tomb', 'archaeologist' vocabulary