13 Glossary

GLOSSARY AFTERLIFE A second life that some people believe will happen after they die AMULET A lucky charm to protect its owner from evil ANCIENT EGYPT The period between 3100 and 30 BCE, when Egypt was ruled by pharaohs CANOPIC JAR A special jar used to store a mummy's body organs HIEROGLYPHS An ancient Egyptian system of writing based around symbols KHUFU The pharaoh responsible for building the Great Pyramid of Giza

【词汇】来世：一些人认为死后的第二次生命：护身符保护主人免受邪恶伤害的幸运护身符古埃及公元前3100年至公元前30年埃及由法老统治的时期卡诺皮罐用来存放木乃伊身体器官的特殊罐象形文字古埃及以符号为基础的书写系统胡夫法老负责建造吉萨大金字塔

LIMESTONE A type of rock that was the main building material in ancient Egypt MORTAR A type of paste that builders use to glue rock together MUMMIFICATION The process of making a mummy MUMMY A body that has been preserved and wrapped in linen NILE A huge river that runs through the length of Egypt PAPYRUS Name of the green marsh plant and the paper made from its stalks PHARAOH The title given to the rulers of ancient Egypt

石灰石一种岩石，是古埃及的主要建筑材料灰浆一种建筑工人们用来把岩石粘合在一起的浆糊制作木乃伊的过程木乃伊被保存并包裹在亚麻中的尸体尼罗河一条流经埃及的大河PAPYRUS一种绿色沼泽植物的名字和用它的茎制成的纸法老古埃及统治者的头衔

PYRAMID A four-sided triangular building with a pointed top, used for burying dead pharaohs SARCOPHAGUS A stone coffin containing a mummy SCROLL A roll of papyrus containing writing or symbols SHABTI Small servant statue that worked for its owner in the afterlife SPHINX Mythical creature with a human head and a lion's body TOMB A monument or building where the body of a dead person is laid to rest

金字塔一种有尖顶的四边三角形建筑，用于埋葬死去的法老石棺一种装有木乃伊的石棺卷轴一卷写有文字或符号的莎草纸SHABTI死后为主人工作的小仆人雕像狮身人面像人的头和狮子的身体的神话生物墓一种纪念碑或建筑物，用来埋葬死者的身体