WorksheetsAncient Egypt Vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
dangerous, fast moving rapids in a river
delta
cataract
shadoof
irrigation
fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into a sea
cataract
shadoof
delta
dynasty
a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water for irrigation
delta
cataract
shadoof
papyrus
a reed plant that grows naturally along the Nile
used for making paper
delta
dynasty
clay
papyrus
writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
english
sanskrit
a line of rulers from one family
delta
dynasty
monarch
papyrus
a government where the leader is BOTH the political leader AND the religious leader
democracy
monarchy
theocracy
dictatorship
name for the ruler of ancient Egypt
King
Pharoah
President
Emperor
a government official
bureaucrat
scribe
merchant
artisan
process of preserving dead bodies for the afterlife
pyramid
embalming
shadoof
bureaucrat
a great stone tomb built for the Egyptian Pharoah
embalm
ziggurat
pyramid
palace
worshipping of many gods
monotheism
polytheism
worshipping of one god
monotheism
polytheism
