Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Practice Quiz

Ma'at means:

• The way Egyptians counted days in their calendar

• The special prayers priests said in temples

• The idea that everything should be fair and balanced

• The way Egyptians built their monuments

The Egyptians called their land "Kemet" because:

• The sun god Ra blessed their country

• The Nile River gave them water

• Their kings ruled the land well

• The soil was dark and rich

The Nile Delta is:

• A place where farmers dug water channels

• A place where priests built temples

• A place where the river splits into branches

• A place where people built towns

Cataracts were:

• Places where people built walls to stop floods

• Places where the river was rocky and dangerous

• Places where priests held special ceremonies

• Places where boats stopped to trade

Papyrus was:

• A plant people used to make paper

• A symbol that meant long life

• A tool for checking river floods

• A stone used in temples

The ka was:

• A spirit that watched over dead people

• A force that kept people alive

• A power that connected people to gods

• A gift that kings received

The ba was:

• A spirit that could fly out of tombs

• A guard that protected royal tombs

• A gift people left in temples

• A guard of burial rooms

Osiris was:

• A god who judged people after death

• A guard who protected pyramids

• A god who protected kings

• A priest who led ceremonies

Hieroglyphics were:

• Pictures carved in temple walls

• Symbols used for writing

• Patterns on kings' clothes

• Marks on pottery jars

A mummy is:

• A body wrapped for burial

• A statue in a temple

• A type of ancient tomb

• A priest's special robe