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Egypt Vocabulary & Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The body of water directly NORTH of Egypt

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile River

2.

The northern part of the Nile River that meets the Mediterranean Sea

a)

Nile River

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Lower Egypt

3.

The river that runs through Egypt

a)

Ganges River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Nile River

4.

The NORTHERN part of Egypt

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Left Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

d)

Right Egypt

5.

the SOUTHERN part of Egypt

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Side Egypt

d)

Left Egypt

6.

The desert West of the Nile

a)

The Gobi Desert

b)

The Sierra Nevada

c)

The Sahara Desert

d)

the Amazon Desert

7.

Digging ditches and canals to move and control water

a)

Irrigation

b)

Shaduf

c)

Plow

d)

Calendar

8.

Invention created to help organize the seasons. Created because the Nile flooded predictably.

a)

shaduf

b)

Irrigation

c)

Calendar

d)

Week

9.

Has to do with farming

a)

Agricultural/

Agriculture

b)

Farming

c)

Rovers

10.

Has to do with money and trade

a)

Agricultural

b)

Economic/

Economy

c)

Irrigation

d)

Paper Money

11.

Pathways for the water in irrigation

a)

canals

b)

pathway

c)

driveway

d)

parkway

12.

When there is too much rainfall/water the rivers do this

a)

Sink

b)

Flood

c)

Swim

d)

Pray

13.

To collect

a)

Gather

b)

Harvest

c)

Swim

d)

Separate

14.

Leader of Egypt

a)

King

b)

dynasty

c)

Emperor

d)

Pharaoh

15.

this separated people based on their occupation (job)

a)

Classes

b)

Social Structure

c)

Pyramids

d)

Periodicals

16.

Job: writing/recording events and keeping records

a)

preist

b)

pharaoh

c)

merchant

d)

scribe

17.

Job: A person who sells things

a)

Merchant

b)

Craftsman

c)

Scribe

d)

Metallurgy

18.

Belief in more than one god

a)

monotheism

b)

deism

c)

daoism

d)

polytheism

19.

Egyptian process of preserving a dead body for the afterlife

a)

ritual

b)

prayer

c)

mummification

d)

embalming

20.

Built as tombs for pharaohs

a)

pyramids

b)

caskets

c)

sphinx

d)

temples

21.

the pharaoh that established key trade partnerships

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Tutankhamun

22.

First female pharaoh

a)

Ramses the Great

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Tutankhamun

23.

Expanded the border of Egypt

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Tutankhamun

24.

Egypt's longest serving pharaoh

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses the Great

25.

Not significant in his lifetime

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

tutankhamun

c)

Ramses the Great

26.

His tomb allowed historians to understand life and burial practices in Ancient Egypt

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Hatshepsut

27.

Where someone is burried

a)

Tomb

b)

sky

c)

tree

d)

the nile river

28.

Something that outlives a civilization (examples include: writing, art, architecture)

a)

Leftovers

b)

Legacy

c)

Achievements

d)

Mesopotamia

29.

Ancient Egyptian writing

a)

Cunieform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Arabic

d)

Sanskirt

30.

surface to write on created in ancient egypt

a)

clay tablet

b)

paper

c)

papyrus

31.

The pyramid that looks like a lion

a)

The great pyramid

b)

Sphinx

c)

Giza

d)

your mom

32.

What is this?

a)

rocks

b)

Pyramids at Giza

c)

Sphinx

d)

Random pyramids

33.

spread and blending of multiple cultures

a)

diffuser

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

culture spread

34.

a disagreement or argument

a)

fight

b)

conflict

c)

argument

d)

beef

35.

to exchange goods or services

a)

marxism

b)

capitalism

c)

trade

36.

Area south of Egypt, also called Kush

a)

Nubia

b)

amazon

c)

Africa

d)

Kenya

37.

to take over

a)

battle

b)

decimate

c)

conquer

d)

assimilate

38.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
39.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
40.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
41.
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
a)
it made it easier to keep records and communicate
b)
it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
c)
it allowed them to create a system of writing
d)
it kept mice out of the granaries
42.
The definition of the word Pharaoh
a)
A King
b)
Prince
c)
A Tomb
d)
A city in Egypt
43.
An example of a delta is 
a)
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
b)
A plane formation
c)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
d)
The rapids along the Nile
44.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)
The flying spaghetti monster
45.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)
So they stay nice and juicy
c)
Because Otzi was mummified
d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
46.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
47.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
48.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

floods provided silt

d)

papyrus grew near the river

e)

a waterway for transportation

49.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

50.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

The temperature is warm

b)

The sand is soft

c)

Protection

d)

Easy to navigate

51.

Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.

a)

economy

b)

geography

c)

religion

d)

government

52.

Why was Egypt sometimes referred to as the "gift of the Nile"?

a)

The Nile protected them

b)

The Nile allowed them to travel

c)

The Nile provided water for their crops

d)

The Nile rarely flooded and kept them safe

53.

What was the relationship between Egypt and ancient Kush/Nubia

a)

They conquered Assyria together

b)

They refused to use the Nile for irrigation

c)

They were trade partners

d)

They both used gunpowder

54.

In ancient Egypt, how were new rulers selected?

a)

current rulers selected their successors from local elders

b)

current rulers passed power on to relatives within their family.

c)

New rulers were selected by a democratic vote

d)

New rulers were chosen from the top military generals.

55.

Who is at the top of the social structure in Ancient Egypt?

a)

scribes

b)

priests

c)

pharaoh

d)

artisans

56.

What was true about the use of mummification?

a)

the process was reserved for pharaohs

b)

the body was buried before they mummified them

c)

the process was evidence that they believed in the afterlife.

d)

the process showed a lack of understanding of human anatomy.

57.

What was the purpose of the Great pyramid at Giza?

a)

It was built to protect people from the Sahara

b)

It was built as a tomb for pharaoh Khufu.

c)

It was built to attract tourism

d)

It was built to be the tallest structure

58.

Which ancient form of writing is best defined as being composed of pictographs?

a)

Arabic

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Greek

d)

Hieroglyphics

59.

This was what Hierolgyphics were written on.

a)

clay tablets

b)

paper

c)

papyrus

d)

typewriter

60.

This pharaoh was significant for his military conquests.

a)

Ramses

b)

Tutmose II

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Hatshepsut

61.

This pharaoh was significant for her trade routes?

a)

Ramses

b)

Tutmose II

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Hatshepsut

62.

This pharaoh was significant for his well preserved tomb which taught us a lot about how Egyptians mummified their dead.

a)

Ramses

b)

Tutmose II

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Hatshepsut

63.

Why were pharaohs buried with their possessions?

a)

They didn't want anyone else to have them

b)

They thought they could use them in the afterlife

c)

They wanted them to stay safe

d)

They wanted their family to have access to them

64.

What continent is Egypt located in?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

65.

A fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea is called a

a)

shadoof

b)

delta

c)

cataract

d)

incense

66.

A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols are called

a)

cuneiform

b)

alphabet

c)

papyrus

d)

hieroglyphics

67.

A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile is

a)

grassland

b)

savanna

c)

papyrus

d)

None of the above

68.

A type of government by religious leaders is called a

a)

dynasty

b)

theocracy

c)

envoy

d)

bureaucrat

69.

A ruler in ancient Egypt was called a

a)

bureaucrat

b)

envoy

c)

theocracy

d)

pharaoh

70.

A line of rulers from one family is called a

a)

dynasty

b)

pharaoh

c)

envoy

d)

bureaucrat

71.

A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh is called a

a)

ziggurat

b)

palace

c)

pyramid

d)

temple

72.

The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying is called

a)

envoy

b)

textile

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

embalming

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