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Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

dangerous, fast moving rapids in a river

a)

delta

b)

cataract

c)

shadoof

d)

irrigation

2.

fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into a sea

a)

cataract

b)

shadoof

c)

delta

d)

dynasty

3.

a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water for irrigation

a)

delta

b)

cataract

c)

shadoof

d)

papyrus

4.

a reed plant that grows naturally along the Nile

used for making paper

a)

delta

b)

dynasty

c)

clay

d)

papyrus

5.

writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

english

d)

sanskrit

6.

a line of rulers from one family

a)

delta

b)

dynasty

c)

monarch

d)

papyrus

7.

a government where the leader is BOTH the political leader AND the religious leader

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

theocracy

d)

dictatorship

8.

name for the ruler of ancient Egypt

a)

King

b)

Pharoah

c)

President

d)

Emperor

9.

a government official

a)

bureaucrat

b)

scribe

c)

merchant

d)

artisan

10.

process of preserving dead bodies for the afterlife

a)

pyramid

b)

embalming

c)

shadoof

d)

bureaucrat

11.

a great stone tomb built for the Egyptian Pharoah

a)

embalm

b)

ziggurat

c)

pyramid

d)

palace

12.

worshipping of many gods

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

13.

worshipping of one god

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism