
Ancient Egypt Vocab Quiz
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6th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 3 pts
Match the following vocabulary words related to the seasons of Egypt.
the dry, harvest season (from March-July), when crops are harvested and stored before the rains come
shemu
season of flooding of the Nile River (starts in July)
akhet
season when the flood waters receded and plowing and planting season began (starts in November)
peret
2.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Match the following vocabulary words related to the Kingdoms of Egypt.
the second period of Egypt's history, new dynasty reunited Egypt, the capital moved to Thebes
New Kingdom
the first period of Ancient Egyptian history, characterized by building the Great Pyramids of Giza
Old Kingdom
Egypt's third period, period of glory, more wealth and power than ever before
Middle Kingdom
3.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Match the following vocabulary words related to rulers in Ancient Egypt.
early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with Aten, the sun god
Akhenaten
one of only three female pharaohs, dressed as a male
King Tut (Tutankhamun)
pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years & expanded Egyptian empire
Ramses
2nd pharaoh of 4th dynasty wo had the Great Pyramid of Giza and Sphinx built
Khufu
pharaoh who ruled from age 9-19, this tomb was discovered in 1922
Hatshepsut
4.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Match the following vocabulary words related to the Nile River in Egypt.
river in East Africa, the longest in the world, flowing north to the Mediterranean Sea
Upper Egypt
the watering of land to make it ready for agriculture
Lower Egypt
southern region of ancient Egypt; named because it was located upriver
irrigation
marshy triangular area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the Nile River
Nile River Delta
northern region of ancient Egypt, named because it was located downriver
Nile River
5.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 4 pts
Match the following vocabulary words related to mummification.
treating with preservatives to prevent decay
mummy
a body preserved through the process of embalming
canopic jar
a stone coffin
sarcophagus
used to store & preserve the internal organs for the afterlife, usually either limestone or pottery
embalming
6.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Match the following vocabulary words related to writing in Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
papyrus
hieroglyphics enclosed in an oval shape that shows royal or divine names
hieroglyphics
reed that grows along the Nile River, used to produce writing paper
cartouche
huge stone slab inscribed with 3 languages; allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing
Rosetta Stone
7.
MATCH QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Match the following vocabulary words related to architecture and inventions in Ancient Egypt.
a beam with a bucket used to irrigate fields
obelisk
huge, triangular-shaped monument, built around a tomb
shaduf
tall, thin, four-sided monument
pyramid
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