Ancient Egypt Study Guide

What do we call a person who studies ancient times and people?

• Farmer

• Sarcophagus

• Archaeologist

• Cataract

What were the reeds called that the Egyptians made paper with?

• wood

• papyrus

• cedar

• cloth

What do we call the pictures Egyptians used to represent words?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• drawings

• art

What do we call a body that has been treated for burial and wrapped in airtight cloth bandages?

• mummy

• pharaoh

• peasant

• merchant

What term is used to name a king of Egypt?

• sphinx

• king

• mummy

• pharaoh

What was the name of the archaeological discovery that unlocked the key to reading ancient Egyptian writing?

• Anubis

• Sphinx

• Rosetta Stone

• Amon Re

A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group

• Nile

• Book of the Dead

• Life After Death

• Dynasty

What is the definition of afterlife?

• Nile

• Book of the Dead

• Life After Death

• Dynasty

The river running through Egypt

• Nile

• Book of the Dead

• Life After Death

• Dynasty

A symbol of beauty and mother-in-law of King Tut and Queen to Akanaten

• Nefertiti

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

• Cleopatra