Exploring Ancient Archaeological Terms

What is the term used to describe a large cemetery or burial ground, often associated with ancient cities?

• Pyramid

• Necropolis

• Tomb

• Pharaoh

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which term refers to the process of carefully digging up and uncovering archaeological sites?

• Burial

• Intact

• Excavate

• Remains

In ancient Egyptian culture, who was considered the ruler and often buried in elaborate tombs?

• Archaeologist

• Pharaoh

• Necropolis

• Treasure

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the name of the monumental structure that served as a tomb for Egyptian pharaohs?

• Pyramid

• Tomb

• Necropolis

• Afterlife

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which term describes the belief in a life after death, often associated with ancient cultures?

• Eternity

• Afterlife

• Burial

• Remains

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the term for the preserved body of a person or animal, often found in ancient tombs?

• Treasure

• Intact

• Remains

• Malaria

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which term refers to a disease that was common in ancient times and is transmitted by mosquitoes?

• Malaria

• Eternity

• Extraordinary

• Necropolis

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the term for an individual who studies ancient cultures through their material remains?

• Pharaoh

• Archaeologist

• Necropolis

• Pyramid

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which term describes something that is remarkable or beyond the ordinary, often used to describe significant archaeological finds?

• Extraordinary

• Intact

• Burial

• Treasure

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the term for the act of placing a dead body into the ground, often with rituals, in ancient cultures?

• Burial

• Afterlife

• Remains

• Eternity

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C