Egypt Vocabulary Quiz

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worship
• storehouses for reserves of grain
• homes for the pharaohs' servants
• tombs for pharaohs when they died

a line of rulers from one family

• delta
• papyrus
• hieroglyphic
• dynasty

Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife
• the pyramids
• the pharaohs
• the heavens

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

• Nile Delta
• desert
• far south
• cataracts

dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water

• delta

• dynasty

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• cataract

What was a writing surface similar to paper?

• papyrus

• clay

• sculpture

• pyramid

Egyptian gods and goddesses were known as _____________.

• Mummies

• Embalming

• Papyrus

• Deity