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Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means: Dangerous, fast moving water?

a)

Delta

b)

Cataracts

c)

Shadoof

2.

Which word means: a fan-shaped area of marshy land near

where a river flows into the sea?

a)

Cataracts

b)

Delta

c)

Shadoof

3.

Which word means: a bucket attached to a long pole, used to

move water for irrigation?

a)

Cataracts

b)

Shadoof

c)

The Nile River

d)

Delta

4.

Which word means a reed plant that grows along the Nile

River?

a)

Shadoof

b)

Papyrus

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Delta

5.

Which word means a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cataracts

c)

Papyrus

d)

Alphabet

6.

Which word means a line of rulers from one family?

a)

Dynasty

b)

King

c)

Empire

d)

Cataracts

7.

Which word best represents the image?

a)

Cataracts

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Delta

d)

Dynasty

8.

Which word best represents this image?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Shadoof

c)

Dynasty

d)

Papyrus

9.

Which word best represents this image?

a)

Cataracts

b)

Delta

c)

Plain

d)

Hieroglyphics

10.

Which word best represents this image?

a)

Delta

b)

Shadoof

c)

Cataracts

d)

Papyrus

11.

Which word best represents this image?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Paper

c)

Scroll

d)

Hieroglyphics

12.

Which word best represents this image?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Religion

c)

Culture

d)

Cataracts

13.

Fill in the blank with the correct response:

Egyptians relied on the ____________ for water.

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Papyrus

c)

Nile River

d)

Sahara Desert

14.

Fill in the Blank with the correct response:

The Egyptians became successful farmers. They used a _________, a bucket on a long pole. It could lift water from the river into the basins.

a)

irrigation

b)

Papyrus

c)

Shadoof

d)

Plant

15.

Fill in the blank with the correct response:

Egyptians also developed ways to use _________. This was a

reed plant that grew along the shores of the Nile.

a)

Papyrus

b)

Cataracts

c)

Delta

d)

Hieroglyphics

16.

They harvested

_________ to make baskets, sandals, and river rafts.

a)

Culture

b)

Shadoof's

c)

Papyrus

17.

About 3100 b.c., Narmer was king of Upper Egypt. He led his

armies north and took control of Lower Egypt. Narmer’s kingdom

stayed together long after his death. His family passed power

from father to son to grandson. This is called a __________.

a)

Civilization

b)

Culture

c)

Dynasty

d)

Empire