Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

This river runs through Ancient Egypt

• Tigris
• Nile
• Euphrates
• Huh?? River??  You're kidding, right?

This is what the river is called when it fans out into the sea

• The Delta
• The Smelta
• The Red Sea
• The Euphrates

What did the Egyptians consider the Nile River to be?

• The Gift of the Nile
• The Land with One river
• The Land Between Two Rivers
• The Fertile Crescent

What desert is located to the west of the Nile River?

• Sahara Desert
• Nubian Desrt
• Syrian Desert
• Mojave Desert

Which leader united Lower and Upper Egypt?

• Menes

• Ramses

• Sargon the Great

• Bob the builder

Why was the Nile river so important to Egypt?

• They can cool down in the water when it got hot.

• They used it to bathe in.

• They used the river water for drinking water.

• The river developed fertile soil that would help with crops and farming. This later helped with trade.

The title of an Egyptian King who was also knows as a living God

• Nomad

• Ruler

• Pharoah

• Vizier

A chief official who helped the Pharaohs with day to day work.

• assistant

• Vizier

• farmer

• baker

What was the main reason for Pyramids?

• To live in and keep shelter

• to hold trade markets

• to worship the gods

• to use as tombs

The process of preserving a body using salts and spices

• maranade

• soaking

• embalming

• papyrus