Vocabulary of Egypt

Zoe, Evelyn, and Ava are discussing their beliefs about the after-life. They come up with the following ideas:

• Zoe believes that when people die, nothing happens.

• Evelyn believes that people never die.

• Ava believes that after people die, they go to the spirit world to live.

Hey David, Avery, and Rohan! Can you guess what a pharaoh is?

• King of Mesopotamia who controls everything

• King of Egypt who owns all of the land and makes all of the laws

• Priest of Egypt who talks to the gods.

Isla, Hannah, and Sophia are on an adventure in Egypt. They stumble upon a pyramid. Isla says, 'A pyramid is a tomb where they buried Egyptian pharaohs.' Is she correct?

• True

• False

Rohan, Charlotte, and Luna are on a virtual field trip to Egypt. They are exploring the Nile Delta. Can you help them identify into which body of water the Nile River spreads out and empties?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Pacific Ocean

Harper, Abigail, and Emma are exploring an ancient tomb and come across a writing system that uses pictures and symbols. What is this writing system called?

• Cursive

• Pyramid

• Hieroglyphics

David, Noah, and Elijah are on a quest to find a powerful spirit or god that controls events. What is this being called?

• deity

• priest

• pharaoh

Noah, David, and Aria are playing a game about history. They come across a statement: 'A Dynasty is a series of one family ruling over a country.'

• True

• False

Aria, Rohan, and Jackson are playing a trivia game. They come across a question: 'A scribe is a person trained to write.' Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

Avery, Maya, and Ava are on a treasure hunt. They stumble upon a very large building or structure. They realize it's built to honor or remember something or someone. What could it be?

• Warehouse

• Monument

• Storage Building

Imagine Benjamin, Evelyn, and Noah are time-traveling archaeologists. They stumble upon an ancient civilization that practiced a unique method of preserving the skin and flesh of a corpse for burial and the after-life. What is this process called?

• Cremation

• Mummification

• Embalming