October 20, 2010

Here is the vocabulary list for chapters 11-14 The Egypt Game. Please remember that blue, yellow, and green group have different words.  The quiz will be on Tuesday, 10/26.

 Egypt Game Ch. 11-14 Vocabulary

1.    liable- exposed to or likely to experience something that usually is

undesirable

2.    convulsions- an abnormal violent contraction or series of contractions of the muscles that is not under control or at will; uncontrollable violent shakes.

3.    humanity- the collection of human beings past and present; kindness or sympathy that human beings have

4.    diplomacy- skill in dealing with others without causing bad feelings

5.    fiendish- extremely wicked or cruel

6.    Thoth- moon god, inventor of hieroglyphic writing and the god of learning and writing

7.    scribe- professional writers in ancient Egypt who wrote with a brush and ink on paper made from papyrus. Their work was one of the most honored professions in ancient Egypt.

8.    procession- (n.) or (adj.) a group of people moving forward in an orderly fashion

9.    ritual- (n.) an established form for a ceremony; a specific way of conducting a ceremony

10.              papyrus- (n.)a tall grass-like plant that grows in the marshes along the Nile River.  It was used to make paper.

11.              linen- (n.) thread or cloth made from flax (plant).  The ancient Egyptians used linen for clothes and they wrapped the mummies in linen

12.              resin- (n.) a sticky material that comes out of certain plants and trees; the ancient Egyptians used it to hold the mummies wrapping together

13.              sinister- (adj.) threatening, evil, dangerous, or harmful

14.              philosophically- (adv.) approaching problems calmly, patiently, and wisely

15.              Bastet- a kindly cat-goddess, who was connected to the sun. She was a goddess of joy, music, and dancing.  Cats were treated as sacred in her honor.