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Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Items sent to other regions for trade

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Luxury items

d)

Trade Network

2.

Goods brought in from other regions

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

Merchants

d)

Traders

3.

A merchant is a _______________

a)

Trader

b)

Priest

c)

King

d)

General

4.

This is an imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion.

a)

Osiris

b)

Sphinx

c)

Kraken

d)

Pharaoh

5.

A system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth.

a)

Trade Network

b)

Trade Outpost

c)

Trade Center

d)

Trade Market

6.

A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.

a)

Translation Stone

b)

Tut's Stone

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Ramses Stone

7.

Hieroglyphics were what?

a)

Egyptian Clothing

b)

Egyptian Crops

c)

Egyptian River Boats

d)

Egyptian Writing

8.

A long lasting, paperlike material made from reeds, that the ancient Egyptians used to write on

a)

Flax

b)

Linen

c)

Silk

d)

Papyrus

9.

The period of Egyptian History from about 2700 to 2200 BCE. Began shortly after Egypt was unified.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

New Kingdon

c)

Middle Kingdom

10.

The period of Egyptian history from 2050 t0 1750, marked by order and stability

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

11.

The period from about 1550 to 1050 BCE in Egyptian history when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

12.

A path followed by traders

a)

Trade Route

b)

Trade Network

c)

Import

d)

Export

13.

People of wealth and power

a)

Peasants

b)

Priests

c)

Elite

d)

Scribes

14.

Which of the following is a pyramid?

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

A specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Corpse

c)

Mummy

d)

Tomb

16.

Rapids along a river

a)

Current

b)

Falls

c)

Nobles

d)

Cataracts

17.

Life after death, much of Egyptian religion focused on life after death

a)

Prelife

b)

Nirvana

c)

Valhalla

d)

Afterlife

18.

A noble is a ______________

a)

Rich and power person

b)

a military leader

c)

a teacher

d)

a poor and unhappy person

19.

A government ruled by religious authorities

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

20.

A series of rulers from the dame family

a)

Succession

b)

Inheritance

c)

Dynasty

d)

Utopia

21.

The title used by the rulers of Egypt

a)

Father

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Lord

d)

His majesty

22.

A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

a)

Beta

b)

Alpha

c)

Delta

d)

Omega