Ancient Egypt: Vocabulary

What is a sarcophagus?

• A sheet used as a curtain in a tomb

• A decorative coffin used for the Pharoahs and the wealthy in Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Egyptian medicine

• How the Ancient Egyptians traveled

A reed plant that grows along the Nile River used to make paper, baskets and sandals is...

• Papyrus

• Paper

• Pine trees

• Calligraphy

Ancient Egyptians wrote using...

• Cuneiform

• Calligraphy

• Heiroglyphics

• Cursive

A line of rulers from one country is called a...

• Dynasty

• Family

• Judges

• Hammurabi

A pyramid was primarily used for a...

• Hospital

• Building

• Tomb (grave) for the rich/Pharaohs

• Houses

About how many pyramids still exist in the Nile River Valley?

• 40

• 60

• 80

• 100

What stone was used to translate languages?

• Granite

• Marble

• Gold

• Rosetta Stone

What was mummification?

• The act of keeping quiet in the presence of a Pharaoh

• Working to build the pyramids

• Worshipping ancient gods

• A way of preserving the body for the afterlife

The Nile River was used for (check all that apply)

• Trade

• Travel

• Farming

• Surfing

What was used to raise water out of the Nile for drinking or bathing?

• Shadoof

• Cupping their hands

• Catapault

• Bulldozer