WorksheetsAncient Egypt Vocab/Map - GHMS 25-26
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
Waterfall, rapids, fast moving water.
Papyrus
Cataract
Delta
faucet
A line or series of rulers from one family.
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Dynasty
Democracy
A reed plant that grew along the Nile and was used to make paper.
Hieroglyphics
Cataract
Pappy Russ
Papyrus
What is the name of the item marked 'C' on the map?
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Giza
A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea
Nile Delta
Dynasty
Cataract
Papyrus
The Egyptian writing system that uses combinations of picture symbols to represent objects and ideas.
Cuneiform
Delta
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt
pharaoh
bureaucrat
papyrus
shadoof
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
delta
cataract
irrigation
shadoof
Great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
shadoof
sarcophagus
pyramid
dynasty
Name the item labeled as 'F' on the map
Nile River
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Amazon River
A person who kept records and wrote out documents using Hieroglyphics was called a ______________.
pharaoh
apprenticeship
scribe
corpse
What is located at letter 'A' on the map?
Giza
Mediterranean Sea
Sinai Peninsula
Red Sea
An ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River. The Great Pyramids are located here.
Cairo
Giza
Memphis
Thebes
Containers that held the organs of a mummy.
mason jars
jelly jars
canopic jars
Jar Jar Binks
The process of preserving a dead body through embalming.
mummification
execution
aspiration
meditation
Cloth made from fibers found in the stem of the flax plant
cotton
wool
kevlar
linen
An object or design resembling a cross used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life.
ankh
ankle
anhk
ink
A text that had spells in it that were supposed to help a person in the afterlife.
The Book of Mormon
The Book of the Dead
SpringBoard Book
Booking.com
A large stone box that held a mummy’s coffin inside.
sarcophagus
piggy bank
canopic jars
tombstone
What is located at letter 'E' on the map?
Sinai Peninsula
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Ancient stone statues that have the body of a lion and a human head (usually of a ruler).
sfinx
spinx
sphinx
Yoda
A type of archaeologist who specializes in Ancient Egypt.
cosmetologist
ichthyoplanktology
Egyptologist
archaeologist
Name the item represented by the letter 'B' on the map.
The Valley of the Kings
The Pharaohs of Giza
The Valley of the Pharaohs
The Giza Plateau
What was the name given to the tombs that protected the bodies and treasures of Egyptian kings?
pyramids
papyrus
temples
kingdoms
What sea borders Egypt to the north?
Caspian
Caribbean
Red
Mediterranean
What was the name of the Egyptian writing system?
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
cursive
wingdings
What was the Egyptian process for preserving dead bodies called?
mummification
body bogs
reincarnation
ka
Which one was not a way ancient Egypt was protected from invasion?
sea
cataracts
desert
mountains
The Egyptian invention to prevent bodies from decomposing
specialization
mummification
domestication
irrigation
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.?
Tombs were museums.
Tombs were private storage for the pharaohs.
They believed the dead needed and enjoyed their belongings in the afterlife.
To make them more attractive.
An Ancient Egyptian that was specially trained to read and write.
pharaoh
apprentice
scribe
corpse
Dead body that has been specially preserved using embalming so that it won't rot.
mummy
embalming
aspiration
corpse
The place where the Ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died.
New Jersey
afterlife
ankh
dynasty
What is located at letter 'E' on the map?
Sinai Peninsula
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
