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Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Bay

b)

Alpha

c)

Delta

d)

Sea

2.

Rapids along a river

a)

Current

b)

Falls

c)

Nobles

d)

Cataracts

3.

A merchant is a _______________

a)

Trader

b)

Priest

c)

King

d)

General

4.

Items sent to other regions for trade

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Luxury items

d)

Trade Network

5.

Goods brought in from other regions

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

Merchants

d)

Traders

6.

A path followed by traders

a)

Trade Route

b)

Trade Network

c)

Import

d)

Export

7.

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

8.

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

9.

The symbols and pictures of ancient Egyptian writing.

a)

embalmer

b)

papyrus

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Cunieform

10.

A thick paper-like material produced from reeds. Ancient Egyptians used it as a writing material, but also for boats, mattresses, mats, rope, sandals, and baskets.

a)

Cunieform

b)

paper

c)

leather

d)

papyrus

11.

The title used by the rulers of Egypt

a)

Father

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Lord

d)

His majesty

12.

A series of rulers from the same family

a)

Succession

b)

Inheritance

c)

Dynasty

d)

Utopia

13.

A specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation into the afterlife

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Corpse

c)

Mummy

d)

Tomb

14.

A large stone box that a dead body was placed in. Only affordable to the wealthy.

a)

Dynasty

b)

Mummy

c)

Sarcophagus

d)

Coffin

15.

The length of an arm from elbow to fingertips, used as a unit of measure in the ancient world

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Cubit

c)

Nome

d)

Yard

16.

An ancient Egyptian city with its own gods, customs, and beliefs

a)

City-State

b)

Civilization

c)

Nome

d)

Village