Ancient Egyptian Concepts and Terminology

What does Pharaoh mean?

• A large triangular tomb

• A picture-based writing system

• A ruler of Ancient Egypt

• A ruler of the United States

What is the afterlife?

• A creature with a human head and a lion body.

• A second life believed to happen after death.

• A rocky area or waterfall that breaks up a river.

• A ruler of Egypt.

Delta

• A square piece of land.

• A Sphinx

• A series of rulers from the same family.

• A triangular piece of land.

Dynasty

• A series of rulers from the same family.

• A bunch or rulers from the teacher's desk.

• A creature with a human head and a lions body.

• Picture-based writing system.

Mummy

• A ghost.

• A body wrapped in tissue paper.

• A preserved body wrapped in linen.

• A second life believed to happen after death.

Pyramid

• A large triangle

• A large triangular tomb.

• A triangular piece of land.

• A rocky area or waterfall that breaks up a river.

Cataract

• A ruler of ancient Egypt.

• A picture-based writing system.

• A creature with a human face and a lion body.

• A rocky area or waterfall that breaks up a river.

Hieroglyphics

• A ruler of Ancient Egypt.

• A picture-based writing system.

• A large triangular tomb.

• A preserved body wrapped in linen.

Papyrus

• A paper-like material made from the stems of reeds.

• A preserved body wrapped in linen.

• A fruit.

• A rocky area or waterfall that breaks up a river.

What is a sphinx?

• A creature with a human head and a tiger body.

• A creature with a human body and a lion head.

• A creature with a human head with a lion body.

• Sphinx is not a real thing.