Akhet - The season of the year when the Nile river flooded., Amulet - A charm worn that the Ancient Egyptians thought had magical powers., Amun - The main god of the New Kingdom., Ankh - A symbol carried by the pharaohs and gods that meant "life"., Book of the Dead - A text that had a number of magic spells that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife., Canopic jars - Special jars that held the organs of a mum my including the lungs, intestines, liver, and stomach., Cedar - A tree from the land of Lebanon that produced wood that was good for building. The Egyptians used cedar wood to build their ships., Delta - The region of land where the Nile River split into several branches before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea., Dynasty - A period of rule when a series of kings or pharaohs all came from the same family., Egyptologist - An archeologist who specializes in Ancient Egypt., Eye of Horus - A good luck sign of the Sun or Moon that the Egyptians believed protected one from evil., Giza - A place where several large pyramids and the Great Sphinx were built., Hatshepsut - A powerful queen who became one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs., Hieroglyphics - A type of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians that used a combination of pictures and symbols., Hyksos - A people that conquered Lower Egypt for a time. They brought superior weapons and the chariot., Imhotep - The architect of the first Egyptian pyramid. He was also the second in command after the pharaoh and was later made into a god.,

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