Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Review

(a)   was the female pharaoh who ruled over a time of peace and prosperity.

• Ramses the Great
• Hatshepsut
• Narmer
• Hyksos

(a)   defeated the Hittites and negotiated the first peace treaty.

• Narmer
• Hatshepsut
• Ramses the Great
• Pharaoh

(a)   was the first pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt.

• Narmer
• Hyksos
• Ramses the Great
• Hatshepsut

Match the following items with their descriptions:

• enabled hieroglyphics translation

• Rosetta Stone

• The river that flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt

• Nile

• Fine soil found on river bottoms, beneficial for agriculture

• Silt

• An ancient writing material used by Egyptians

• Papyrus

What is the process of drying and embalming called?

• Polytheism

• Mummification

• Hieroglyphics

• Silt

What is the belief in many gods called?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Mummification

• Hieroglyphics

The divine god-king of Egypt is known as (a)  

• Pharaoh
• Narmer
• Hyksos
• Sphinx

What is the term for Egyptian writing?

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Silt

• Mummification

Who conquered Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom?

• Hyksos

• Narmer

• Ramses the Great

• Hatshepsut

What was discovered in 1799 that enabled linguists to decipher hieroglyphics?

• Sphinx

• Rosetta Stone

• Papyrus

• Nile River