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Ancient Egypt Vocab/Map - GHMS 25-26

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waterfall, rapids, fast moving water.

a)

Papyrus

b)

Cataract

c)

Delta

d)

faucet

2.

A line or series of rulers from one family.

a)

Papyrus

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Dynasty

d)

Democracy

3.

A reed plant that grew along the Nile and was used to make paper.

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cataract

c)

Pappy Russ

d)

Papyrus

4.

What is the name of the item marked 'C' on the map?

a)

Memphis

b)

Cairo

c)

Thebes

d)

Giza

5.

A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Dynasty

c)

Cataract

d)

Papyrus

6.

The Egyptian writing system that uses combinations of picture symbols to represent objects and ideas.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Delta

c)

Papyrus

d)

Hieroglyphics

7.

The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt

a)

pharaoh

b)

bureaucrat

c)

papyrus

d)

shadoof

8.

A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins

a)

delta

b)

cataract

c)

irrigation

d)

shadoof

9.

Great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh

a)

shadoof

b)

sarcophagus

c)

pyramid

d)

dynasty

10.

Name the item labeled as 'F' on the map

a)

Nile River

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Amazon River

11.

A person who kept records and wrote out documents using Hieroglyphics was called a ______________.

a)

pharaoh

b)

apprenticeship

c)

scribe

d)

corpse

12.

What is located at letter 'A' on the map?

a)

Giza

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Sinai Peninsula

d)

Red Sea

13.

An ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River. The Great Pyramids are located here.

a)

Cairo

b)

Giza

c)

Memphis

d)

Thebes

14.

Containers that held the organs of a mummy.

a)

mason jars

b)

jelly jars

c)

canopic jars

d)

Jar Jar Binks

15.

The process of preserving a dead body through embalming.

a)

mummification

b)

execution

c)

aspiration

d)

meditation

16.

Cloth made from fibers found in the stem of the flax plant

a)

cotton

b)

wool

c)

kevlar

d)

linen

17.

An object or design resembling a cross used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life.

a)

ankh

b)

ankle

c)

anhk

d)

ink

18.

A text that had spells in it that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife.

a)

The Book of Mormon

b)

The Book of the Dead

c)

SpringBoard Book

d)

Booking.com

19.

A large stone box that held a mummy’s coffin inside.

a)

sarcophagus

b)

piggy bank

c)

canopic jars

d)

tombstone

20.

What is located at letter 'E' on the map?

a)

Sinai Peninsula

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Nile River

21.

Ancient stone statues that have the body of a lion and a human head (usually of a ruler).

a)

sfinx

b)

spinx

c)

sphinx

d)

Yoda

22.

A type of archaeologist who specializes in Ancient Egypt.

a)

cosmetologist

b)

ichthyoplanktology

c)

Egyptologist

d)

archaeologist

23.

Name the item represented by the letter 'B' on the map.

a)

The Valley of the Kings

b)

The Pharaohs of Giza

c)

The Valley of the Pharaohs

d)

The Giza Plateau

24.

What was the name given to the tombs that protected the bodies and treasures of Egyptian kings?

a)

pyramids

b)

papyrus

c)

temples

d)

kingdoms

25.

What sea borders Egypt to the north?

a)

Caspian

b)

Caribbean

c)

Red

d)

Mediterranean

26.

What was the name of the Egyptian writing system?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

cursive

d)

wingdings

27.

What was the Egyptian process for preserving dead bodies called?

a)

mummification

b)

body bogs

c)

reincarnation

d)

ka

28.

Which one was not a way ancient Egypt was protected from invasion?

a)

sea

b)

cataracts

c)

desert

d)

mountains

29.

The Egyptian invention to prevent bodies from decomposing

a)

specialization

b)

mummification

c)

domestication

d)

irrigation

30.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
31.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.?

a)

Tombs were museums.

b)

Tombs were private storage for the pharaohs.

c)

They believed the dead needed and enjoyed their belongings in the afterlife.

d)

To make them more attractive.

32.

An Ancient Egyptian that was specially trained to read and write.

a)

pharaoh

b)

apprentice

c)

scribe

d)

corpse

33.

Dead body that has been specially preserved using embalming so that it won't rot.

a)

mummy

b)

embalming

c)

aspiration

d)

corpse

34.

The place where the Ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died.

a)

New Jersey

b)

afterlife

c)

ankh

d)

dynasty

35.

What is located at letter 'E' on the map?

a)

Sinai Peninsula

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Nile River