Egypt
northeastern African country with a history spanning 5,000 years
Ancient Egypt
ancient (3150 BC – 332 BC) African civilization best known for its legacy of antiquities and architecture, such as the pyramids of Giza
pyramid
structure with sloping sides that meet at a point at the top, built as monumental royal tombs in ancient Egypt
sphinx
ancient Egyptian stone sculpture of a figure with a lion's body and a human or animal head
tale
a true or fictitious story recounted with imagination
quasi-divine
nearly equivalent to God or a god
funerary
relating to the commemoration of the dead
autobiography
the account of a person's life as told by the person themself
flight
the act of fleeing
tomb
monument or structure in which a corpse is enclosed
patrician
nobleman
ascended
risen to heaven
mingling
mixing together
Retjenu
ancient Egyptian name for the lands of Canaan and Syria
barbarian
a person who is not from a great civilization; an uncultured foreign enemy
