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Ancient Egypt Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This river was incredibly influential to the development of Egypt.

a)

Amazon

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Euphrates

2.

Name for a triangular shaped area of fertile land at the mouth of the Nile River

a)

Omega

b)

Delta

c)

Gulf

d)

Sea

3.

Title of the rulers of Egypt:

a)

King

b)

Monarch

c)

Pharaoh

d)

God

4.

A series of rulers from the same family is called a (a)   .

5.

Term for people that traded goods with people from other civilizations on behalf of the pharaoh:

a)

Tradesman

b)

Sherpa

c)

Salesman

d)

Merchant

6.

Goods or crops bought and brought in from other civilizations are an example of:

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

7.

Goods or crops that are sold away to other civilizations are an example of:

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

8.

Name for the Egyptian writing system:

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Braille

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Phoenician

9.

Triangular structure built as a person's tomb, or burial place is called a (a)  

10.

The belief and worship of more than one gods (many gods) is called:

a)

Monotheism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Polytheism

11.

True or False: A statue having the body of a man and the head of a jackal was known as a Sphinx.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The process by which Ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead is known as...

a)

Cremation

b)

Mummification

c)

Burial

d)

Crucifixion

13.

The last pharaoh of Egypt was...

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Ptolemy XIII

c)

Ramses III

d)

Thutmose

14.

Which god's tears were said to cause the flooding of the Nile River?

a)

Anubis

b)

Isis

c)

Horus

d)

Osiris

15.

This government official was in charge of supervising the management of the kingdom (similar to a prime minister)

a)

Vizier

b)

Nome

c)

Pharaoh

d)

Scribe