Ancient Egypt

 life after death

• afterlife

• cataract

• delta

• hieroglyphics

section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain

• afterlife

• cataract

• delta

• hieroglyphics

A fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river is called a (a)  

• afterlife
• cataract
• delta
• hieroglyphics

Egyptian writing system that used symbols to communicate sounds, words, and ideas

• afterlife

• cataract

• delta

• hieroglyphics

Match the following descriptions with the correct term related to Ancient Egypt.

• body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing

• Nile River

• a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument with a pyramidion on top

• papyrus

• the longest river in the world, vital to Egyptian civilization

• mummy

• a plant used to make paper in ancient Egypt

• obelisk

traditionally considered the longest river in the world, with a length of over 4,000 miles, and made civilization possible in Egypt and Kush

• mummy

• Nile River

• obelisk

• papyrus

Match the following descriptions with the correct term.

• tall pillar with four sides and a point at the top

• Nile River

• major river flowing through Egypt

• obelisk

• ancient Egyptian writing material made from a plant

• papyrus

• preserved body wrapped in cloth

• mummy

(a)   is a paper material made from the reeds of a plant along the Nile River

• mummy
• Nile River
• obelisk
• papyrus

ruler of ancient Egypt

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• Rosetta Stone

• theocracy

stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• Rosetta Stone

• theocracy