Civilisation - the stage of human and cultural development that is thought of as most advanced. , Pyramid - a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top. These were built as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt. , Hieroglyph - a picture of an object representing a word, syllable or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian writing. , Pharoah - a ruler in ancient Egypt. , Tomb - a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead. , Tutankamun - sometimes called 'King Tut' was an ancient Egyptian King. He ruled from 1333BCE until his death in 1323BCE. His tomb is more significant than his short reign. , Papyrus - a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the stem of a water plant, used in sheets for writing or painting on and also making articles such as rope. , Sphinx - an ancient Egyptian stone figure having a lion's body and a human or animal head, especially the huge statue near the pyramids at Giza. , Sarcophagus - a stone coffin, decorated with a sculpture or inscription and used within the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Rome and Greece. , Canopic jar - a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold organs from an embalmed body. , Mummy - a body of a human being or animal that has been cermonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treated with natron and resin and wrapping in bandages. , Inscription - a thing inscribed (written) as on a monumentor in a book. ,

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