Egypt Vocabulary Review

Egypt was protected from the south by ____________, which are waterfalls or rapids in a river.

• Deltas

• Deserts

• Cataracts

• Oceans

The area where the Nile river flows into the Mediterranean Sea is called the Nile _________.

• Delta

• Desert

• Cataract

• Ocean

Nubians herded cattle along the vast grasslands, called _________, of Africa

• Deserts

• Savannas

• River valleys

• Deltas

A __________________ is a type of government where religious leaders are in charge of the country and political and religious responsibilities are combined.

• Theocracy

• Pharaoh

• Democracy

• Monarchy

This is a bucket attached to a long pole used for gathering river water.

• Irrigation

• Cartouche

• Pyramid

• Shadoof

The process of treating a dead body with chemicals to prevent it from decaying is called____________

• Burial

• Natron

• Embalming

• Surgery

Queen Hatshepsut sent government officials out to other countries in order to maintain friendly relationships with them. These travelling government officials are called ________

• Envoys

• Viziers

• Priests

• Merchants

This was the name given to an ancient Egyptian ruler.

• Vizier

• President

• Prime Minister

• Pharaoh

When power and position is passed down within a family this is called a___________

• Kingdom

• Dynasty

• Democracy

• Pharaoh

Egyptians used _________ to create many things from baskets, rope, and sandals, to, most importantly, a type of paper.

• Trees

• Flax

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics