Worksheetschapter 3 Egypt
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
a large waterfall, a flood or rush of water
silt
cataract
delta
fountain
a fine soil found on the river bottom
silt
delta
loam
gradient
a plain at the mouth of a river, where sediment is deposited by flowing water
cataract
erosion
source
delta
ancient region in the Nile valley, site of present day Sudan
Sinai
Libya
Nubia
Canaan
Title of the king of Egypt
pharaoh
Vizier
Emperor
Caesar
a series of rulers from the same family
emperor
regent
dynasty
kingdom
someone who rules for a child until they are old enough
vizier
executor
dynasty
regent
complete control over someone or something
dynasty
absolute power
executive power
monopoly
a life after death
underworld
resurrection
renewal
afterlife
a dead body preserved in a life like condition
regent
corpse
mummy
casket
site of the Great Pyramid, ancient Egyptian city
Memphis
Alexandria
Thebes
Giza
huge building with 4 sloping triangular sides, built as a royal tomb
mastaba
pyramid
tholos
stupa
a scientist who studies the stars and objects in the sky
geographer
cartographer
surveyor
astronomer
early for of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshes of the delta
papyrus
vellum
scroll
lotus
combination of minerals mined for the production of metals
nugget
ore
copper
rock
worker who is skilled at crafting good by hand
tradesman
merchant
artisan
peasant
region of ancient Nubia between the 1st and 2nd cataract
Upper Nubia
Lower Nubia
1st Nubia
Northern Nubia
region of ancient Nubia between the 2nd and 6th cataract
Upper Nubia
Lower Nubia
North Nubia
South Nubia
Queen who became pharaoh after being a regent
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Deborah
Hatshepsut
Great pharaoh who was more than a conqueror and studied plants
Sety I
Thutmose III
Tutankhamun
Khafre
child who became pharaoh as a child and died at 18
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Tutankhamun
Khafre
