Ra: Sun god, shown with a falcon head and a sun disk
Osiris: God of the afterlife and rebirth
Isis: Goddess of magic, motherhood and healing
Horus: Falcon-headed sky god; the Eye of Horus is a symbol of protection
Set: God of storms, deserts and chaos
Anubis: Jackal-headed god of mummification and guide of the dead
Thoth: Ibis-headed god of writing, wisdom and the moon
Bastet: Cat goddess of home and protection
Hathor: Goddess of music, joy and love, shown with cow horns
Sekhmet: Lioness goddess of power
Ptah: God of craftspeople and builders
Nut: Goddess of the sky
Geb: God of the Earth
Nephthys: Goddess who guards the dead, sister of Isis
Sobek: Crocodile god of the Nile
Khnum: Ram-headed god who shapes people on a potter's wheel
Maat: Goddess of truth and balance, shown with a feather
Taweret: Hippo goddess who protected mothers and babies
Bes: A funny dwarf god who guarded homes and children
Pharaoh: The king or queen of ancient Egypt
Pyramid: A huge stone tomb for a pharaoh
Great Pyramid of Giza: Built for Pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago
Sphinx: A statue with a lion's body and a human head, near the Pyramids
Mummy: A body preserved so it would last
Sarcophagus: A stone coffin
Hieroglyphs: Egyptian picture writing
Papyrus: Paper made from a river plant
Rosetta Stone: A stone that helped scholars read hieroglyphs
Nile River: The long river that gave Egypt water and rich soil
Scarab: A beetle symbol of rebirth and the rising sun
Ankh: A cross with a loop that means life
Eye of Horus: A symbol of protection and health
Cartouche: An oval with a royal name written in hieroglyphs
Tutankhamun: The 'boy king' whose tomb was found nearly full of treasures in 1922
Cleopatra VII: The last active ruler of ancient Egypt
Ramses II: A famous pharaoh who built great temples
Hatshepsut: A woman who ruled as pharaoh
Valley of the Kings: Where many pharaohs were buried
Canopic jars: Jars that held preserved organs
Book of the Dead: A collection of spells to guide a person in the afterlife

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