Year 3 Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

What is the ruler of Egypt called?

• A Sphinx

• A Pharaoh

• A Scribe

• An Egyptian

What is this a picture of?

• The River Nile

• A castle

• Pyramids

• A beach

What is a coffin or a container to hold a coffin called?

• A bed

• A tomb

• A Sarcophagus

• A pyramid

What was built by the Egyptians for Pharaoh's when they died?

• A house

• A Sphinx

• A mummy

• A tomb

What is the name of a body that has been preserved after they have died called?

• A tomb

• An Egyptian

• A mummy

• A servant

What is the Ancient Egyptian writing called?

• The alphabet

• Hieroglyphics

• Letters

• Language

What is a person who can read and write called?

• An Egyptian

• A worker

• A scribe

• A helper

Where were major organs from the human body removed and kept in?

• Canopic jars

• A bowl

• A cupboard

• Underground

The Egyptians built these statues to guard tombs and temples. They had a body of a lion and a head of a human. What is it called?

• A pyramid

• A mummy

• A sphinx

• A Scribe

What is the name of the river that flows through Egypt?

• The River Trent

• The River Nile

• The River Severn

• The River Thames