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WorksheetsUnit 4 Ancient Egypt Vocabulary
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An ancient region of northeastern Africa on the Nile; much of it is now under lake Nasser
a)
Nubia
b)
Giza
c)
Lower Nubia
d)
Upper Nubia
2.
A large waterfall or steep rapids
a)
Delta
b)
Cataract
c)
Canal
d)
Irrigation
3.
A triangular plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
a)
Cataract
b)
Canal
c)
Delta
d)
Papyrus
4.
Ancient Egyptian monarchs
a)
Regent
b)
Dynasty
c)
Emperor
d)
Pharaoh
5.
A series of rulers from the same family
a)
Dynasty
b)
Succession
c)
Regent
d)
Absolute Power
6.
The order in which members of a royal family inherit the throne
a)
Dynasty
b)
Succession
c)
Regent
d)
Absolute Power
7.
Complete control over someone or something
a)
Dynasty
b)
Pharaoh
c)
Absolute Power
d)
Succession
8.
Person who acts as temporary ruler
a)
Absolute Power
b)
Pharaoh
c)
Dynasty
d)
Regent
9.
A life after death
a)
Afterlife
b)
Embalm
c)
Mummy
d)
Obelisk
10.
To preserve a body after death
a)
Mummy
b)
Embalm
c)
Pyramid
d)
Afterlife
11.
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition
a)
Embalm
b)
Obelisk
c)
Mummy
d)
Papyrus
12.
A huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides, built as a royal tomb in Egypt
a)
Cataract
b)
Mummy
c)
Obelisk
d)
Pyramid
13.
A four-sided pillar with a pyramid-shaped top
a)
Obelisk
b)
Pyramid
c)
Hieroglyphs
d)
Nubia
14.
An ancient Egyptian city; site of the Great Pyramid
a)
Nubia
b)
Giza
c)
Upper Nubia
d)
Lower Nubia
15.
A kind of picture writing in which some pictures stand for ideas or things and other stand for sounds; the written signs and symbols used by the Egyptians, the Mayan people, and other groups
a)
Papyrus
b)
Ore
c)
Hieroglyphs
d)
Cataract
16.
An early form of paper made from a reed like plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta
a)
Hieroglyphs
b)
Ore
c)
Cataract
d)
Papyrus
17.
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
a)
Astronomer
b)
Artisan
c)
Hieroglyphs
d)
Regent
18.
A mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals
a)
Papyrus
b)
Ore
c)
Delta
d)
Obelisk
19.
An ancient region in Northern Africa extending from the Nile Valley to present day Sudan; specifically between the first and second Nile cataracts
a)
Giza
b)
Nubia
c)
Lower Nubia
d)
Upper Nubia
20.
An ancient region in northeastern Africa that extended from the Nile Valley in Egypt to present day Sudan; specifically, between the second and sixth cataracts
a)
Giza
b)
Nubia
c)
Lower Nubia
d)
Upper Nubia
21.
A skilled worker who practices a trade
a)
Artisan
b)
Astronomer
c)
Regent
d)
Tradesmen
22.
The first woman to rule as pharaoh in ancient Egypt
a)
Ramses II
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Regent
23.
A pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years, greatly expanding the Egyptian empire by conquering surrounding territories
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Amenhotep
c)
Ramses II
d)
Tutankhamun
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