Ancient Egypt Ch.4 Vocab

What were the rulers who were believed to have divine powers in ancient Egypt called?

• Emperors
• Kings
• Pharaohs
• Presidents

A triangular-shaped area of wet, marshy land formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea.

• cataracts

• papyrus

• dynasty

• delta

A system of organizing people in a social pyramid, with the pharaoh at the top and commoners at the bottom.

• democracy
• vizier

• hierarchy
• Miss Bessie

Trusted advisors to the pharaoh who held important administrative roles and carried out crucial tasks.

• Scribes
• Merchants
• Viziers
• Farmers

Challenging areas of rapids or waterfalls in the Nile River, making navigation difficult for ancient Egyptians.

• Whirlpools
• Cataracts
• Waterfalls
• Rapids

Highly skilled individuals responsible for writing and maintaining important records and documents.

• Pilots
• Chefs
• Scribes
• Artists

Massive structures with triangular sides, built as grand tombs for pharaohs and their families.

• Squares
• Circles
• Rectangles
• Pyramids

What was the paper that ancient Egyptians made with a plant that grew near the Nile River?

• Sugarcane
• Cotton
• Papyrus
• Bamboo

What was the form of ancient Egyptian writing that consisted of pictorial symbols representing words and sounds?

• Braille
• Hieroglyphics
• Kanji
• Cuneiform

Preserved bodies of deceased individuals, carefully wrapped in cloth and placed in elaborate tombs.

• Pyramids

• Scribes

• Mummies

• Papyrus