NEW
Font size
WorksheetsAncient Egypt Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
Bay
Alpha
Delta
Sea
Rapids along a river
Current
Falls
Nobles
Cataracts
A merchant is a _______________
Trader
Priest
King
General
Items sent to other regions for trade
Import
Export
Luxury items
Trade Network
Goods brought in from other regions
Imports
Exports
Merchants
Traders
A path followed by traders
Trade Route
Trade Network
Import
Export
A system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth.
Trade Network
Trade Outpost
Trade Center
Trade Market
A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.
Translation Stone
Tut's Stone
Rosetta Stone
Ramses Stone
The symbols and pictures of ancient Egyptian writing.
embalmer
papyrus
Hieroglyphs
Cunieform
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.
Cunieform
paper
leather
papyrus
The title used by the rulers of Egypt
Father
Pharaoh
Lord
His majesty
A series of rulers from the same family
Succession
Inheritance
Dynasty
Utopia
A specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation into the afterlife
Pharaoh
Corpse
Mummy
Tomb
A large stone box that a dead body was placed in. Only affordable to the wealthy.
Dynasty
Mummy
Sarcophagus
Coffin
The length of an arm from elbow to fingertips, used as a unit of measure in the ancient world
Pharaoh
Cubit
Nome
Yard
An ancient Egyptian city with its own gods, customs, and beliefs
City-State
Civilization
Nome
Village
