Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Quiz 1

The Egyptian symbol for life is called

• Ank

• Obelisk

• Cartouche

• Sarcophagus

A dead body that is preserved and dried out through a process.

• Temple

• Scarab

• Mummy

• Pharaoh

Cartouche is _______________.

• An Egyptian statue having the body of a lion and head of a man.

• A sacred building used for religious purposes.

• An area of desert canyons where many pharaohs were buried.

• An oval frame used to surround the heiroglyphic name of an important person in Ancient Egypt.

A tall, slender, four-sided stone pillar shaped from a single stone.

• Scroll

• Obelisk

• Artifact

• Rosetta Stone

A water loving plant used for paper making.

• Papyrus

• Obelisk

• Hieroglyph

• Scroll

Meaning very old or from times long ago.

• Pyramid

• Nefertiti

• Canopic Jars

• Ancient

Any ancient Egyptian ruler is called a _____________.

• Tutankhamun

• Hatshepsut

• Pharaoh

• Sphinx

A triangular building used as an Egyptian tomb.

• pharaoh

• pyramid

• artifact

• temple

A special stone that was very helpful in translating and understanding hieroglyphics.

• Rosetta Stone

• Canopic Jars

• Scarab

• Scroll

A queen of Egypt who was famous for her beauty.

• Thebes

• Tutankhamun

• Nefertiti

• Hatshepsut