Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

What is papyrus?

• A type of tree

• A plant used to make paper

• A type of ancient Egyptian boat

• An Egyptian writing system

What are hieroglyphics?

• A type of ancient Egyptian bread

• A tool used for pyramid construction

• Egyptian form of writing using small pictures

• A sacred animal in ancient Egypt

Who is Osiris?

• A famous Egyptian mummy

• Egyptian god of the afterlife

• Ancient Egyptian currency

• An ancient Egyptian city

What is the afterlife?

• The time before one's birth

• Belief that the souls of the deceased continue to exist after death

• A type of Egyptian dessert

• The annual flooding of the Nile

Who is Ramses the Great?

• An ancient Egyptian mathematician

• Leader during the Old Kingdom

• Famous for building the Sphinx

• Leader during the New Kingdom, known for monuments

What is the Old Kingdom?

• A period of political instability in Egypt

• A time of economic hardship

• A period of political stability and prosperity in Egypt

• An era of Greek influence in Egypt

What is the New Kingdom?

• A time of decline in Egyptian civilization

• A period of political instability in Egypt

• A period of reunification following Hyksos rule in southern Egypt

• A time of Nubian rule in Egypt

What is the Middle Kingdom?

• A time of civil war in Egypt

• A period of economic decline in Egypt

• A period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

• An era of Persian influence in Egypt

Who are the Hyksos?

• An ancient Egyptian writing system

• Group of people that conquered and ruled northern Egypt

• Ancient Egyptian currency

• A type of ancient Egyptian food

What is mummification?

• A type of Egyptian dance

• Egyptian practice of preserving a body for the afterlife

• A type of pyramid construction technique

• The annual flooding of the Nile