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chapter 3 Egypt

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large waterfall, a flood or rush of water

a)

silt

b)

cataract

c)

delta

d)

fountain

2.

a fine soil found on the river bottom

a)

silt

b)

delta

c)

loam

d)

gradient

3.

a plain at the mouth of a river, where sediment is deposited by flowing water

a)

cataract

b)

erosion

c)

source

d)

delta

4.

ancient region in the Nile valley, site of present day Sudan

a)

Sinai

b)

Libya

c)

Nubia

d)

Canaan

5.

Title of the king of Egypt

a)

pharaoh

b)

Vizier

c)

Emperor

d)

Caesar

6.

a series of rulers from the same family

a)

emperor

b)

regent

c)

dynasty

d)

kingdom

7.

someone who rules for a child until they are old enough

a)

vizier

b)

executor

c)

dynasty

d)

regent

8.

complete control over someone or something

a)

dynasty

b)

absolute power

c)

executive power

d)

monopoly

9.

a life after death

a)

underworld

b)

resurrection

c)

renewal

d)

afterlife

10.

a dead body preserved in a life like condition

a)

regent

b)

corpse

c)

mummy

d)

casket

11.

site of the Great Pyramid, ancient Egyptian city

a)

Memphis

b)

Alexandria

c)

Thebes

d)

Giza

12.

huge building with 4 sloping triangular sides, built as a royal tomb

a)

mastaba

b)

pyramid

c)

tholos

d)

stupa

13.

a scientist who studies the stars and objects in the sky

a)

geographer

b)

cartographer

c)

surveyor

d)

astronomer

14.

early for of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshes of the delta

a)

papyrus

b)

vellum

c)

scroll

d)

lotus

15.

combination of minerals mined for the production of metals

a)

nugget

b)

ore

c)

copper

d)

rock

16.

worker who is skilled at crafting good by hand

a)

tradesman

b)

merchant

c)

artisan

d)

peasant

17.

region of ancient Nubia between the 1st and 2nd cataract

a)

Upper Nubia

b)

Lower Nubia

c)

1st Nubia

d)

Northern Nubia

18.

region of ancient Nubia between the 2nd and 6th cataract

a)

Upper Nubia

b)

Lower Nubia

c)

North Nubia

d)

South Nubia

19.

Queen who became pharaoh after being a regent

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Deborah

d)

Hatshepsut

20.

Great pharaoh who was more than a conqueror and studied plants

a)

Sety I

b)

Thutmose III

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Khafre

21.

child who became pharaoh as a child and died at 18

a)

Thutmose III

b)

Ramses II

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Khafre