Egypt Vocabulary

What is the name of the River that the Egyptians used?

• Amazon River
• Mississippi River
• Ganges River
• Nile River

What are the rock formations that cause rapids called?

• Cataracts

• Smooth surfaces
• Waterfalls
• Sandbars

What is the area where a river spreads out and meets another body of water called?

• ocean
• lake
• mountain
• delta

What is the word for a place ruled by people all from the same family?

• democracy
• monarchy
• dynasty

• anarchy

What were the rulers of Ancient Egypt called?

• Pharaohs
• Emperors
• Kings
• Presidents

What is the name for the huge tombs built by the Egyptians for their dead?

• taj mahal
• eiffel tower
• great wall of china
• pyramids

This creature was a symbol of divine power and had the body of a lion and the head of a king.

• Rainbow Unicorn

• Golden Dragon

• Fierce Griffin

• Great Sphinx

What is the word for a four-sided pillar that ends in a point?

• triangle
• cylinder
• sphere
• obelisk

Egyptians did this to treat dead bodies so they would not decay. This is how mummies were made.

• Cremate

• Freeze

• Dry

• Embalm

This was a guide that helped Egyptians reach the afterlife.

• Tome of the Gods

• Book of the Dead
• Scroll of the Living
• Map of the Living