Egypt Vocabulary

What is Egyptian writing called?

• Cunniform

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

• Pictograms

A payment made to a ruler to keep the peace is called what?

• Offering

• Bribe

• Tribute

• Hyskos

She was one of the only female pharaohs of Egypt.

• Hyskos

• Sahara

• Mrs. Grothey

• Hatshepsut

A system of ditches used to bring water to crops.

• Irrigation

• Irigation

• Irrigatien

• Irigations

What is papyrus?

• Egyptian fabric

• Egyptian clothing

• A plant used for cooking

• A plant used for making paper

The process of preparing a body to become a mummy.

• Burial Cleaning

• Embtombing

• Embalming

• Mummified

Another word for gods and goddesses.

• Pharaohs

• Idols

• Deities

• Kings

A collection of spells and prayers.

• Book of magic.

• Guide to the After Life.

• The Dead Sea Scrolls

• The Book of the Dead.

This was the main god of the Egyptians.

• Hyskos

• Re

• Ea

• Enki

The body of a pharaoh that has been prepared for the afterlife.

• A Mommy

• A burial chamber

• Your Mummy.

• A Mummy.