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Shows a date is before the year 0. This is counted backwards, so 200 BCE is before 100 BCE. |  | |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| CE |  | Stands for Common Era. Shows a date is after the year 0. This is counted forwards, so CE 100 is before CE 200. |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| irrigation |  | A system of canals or channels Egyptians dug to supply water to grow crops over a larger area than the water would reach naturally. |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  | |  |\n|  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Hieroglyphs were used for religious texts and inscriptions on statues\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>the right taxes could be taken.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>experts) could still read.\u003Cbr>Linguists translated the hieroglyphs by comparing the languages. It took 20 years to translate all the text into modern language. |  |\n| silt |  | Fine particles of soil, clay or sand carried and left by water. |  |  |  |\n| hieroglyphics |  | A system of writing that used pictures and symbols (hieroglyphs) instead of letters.’ |  |  |  |\n| cartouche |  | An oval shape in which the names of kings and queens were often written in hieroglyphics to show that they were special. |  |  |  |\n| pharaoh |  | A ruler of ancient Egypt. |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  Nile |  |  |  |  |\n|  | The river Nile was essential to life in ancient Egypt. Every year, it flooded, leaving behind a black silt that enriched the soil for growing crops. The river was also used to irrigate fields in other areas.\u003Cbr>Most people lived along and around the Nile. This is still true in Egypt today. The river was used for water, fishing and trade. Mud from the river was used for bricks and papyrus plants were used to make paper. |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n| Key Vocabulary |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ra | Sun god, lord of the gods. Sailed his boat through the sky during the day and through the underworld at night. |\n| Amun | Created all things. Usually invisible unless mixed with another god, [e.g. as](e.g. as)[ ](e.g. as)Amun-Ra. |\n| Horus | God of the sky. Pharaoh were believed to be a god-like, living version of Horus. |\n| Thoth | God of wisdom. Believed to have invented hieroglyphics and to keep a record of all knowledge. |\n| Ma’at | Goddess of truth. Pharaohs promised to follow Ma’at and be fair and honest. |\n| Isis | Queen of the goddesses. |\n| Osiris | God of the dead. |\n| Hathor | Goddess of love, music and dance. |\n| Anubis | God of mummification. Weighed the hearts of the dead against Ma’at’s feather. If your heart was lighter, you would live forever. |\n| Sekhmet | Goddess of war, fire and medicine. |\n\n\n|  Tomb |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Burial Chamber\u003Cbr>Annex\u003Cbr>Antechamber Treasury |\n\ndeath mask  \n\n| Embalming and Mummification |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  Wash the body. |  |  |\n| |  |  |\n| a hook and fill the skull with sawdust.  Remove all internal organs except the heart. Put them into canopic jars.\u003Cbr> Cover the body in natron salt and leave it to dry for 40 days. |  |  |\n| |  |  |\n| | with straw, dried grass or linen. Apply makeup and fake eyes. |  |\n|  | Wrap the body in linen fabric, adding amulets and a Book of the Dead. Place the mummy in a sarcophagus (decorated coffin) . | |\n\n\n|  Facts |\n| --- |\n|  Born: around 1341 BC\u003Cbr> Died: around 1323 BC\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> Known as the ‘boy king’ ashe became pharaoh aged only 9\u003Cbr> Tomb discovered by Howard Carter and his team in the Valley of the Kings in 1922\u003Cbr> Tomb contained over 3000 treasures\u003Cbr> Historians believe Tutankhamun died suddenly as the tomb was finished hastily. |","cbCaij0WC10zSLnJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij0WC10zSLnJ","pdf",389756,"English","# Key Vocabulary\n## Timeline Terms (BCE and CE)\n## Nile and Environment Terms\n## Religious Vocabulary (Ra, Amun, Horus, etc.)\n# Tomb and Mummification\n## Tomb Areas\n## Embalming and Mummification Steps\n# Facts (Tutankhamun)","[{\"question\":\"What do BCE and CE mean in ancient history timelines?\",\"answer\":\"BCE stands for Before Common Era and is counted backwards. 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