WorksheetsAncient Egypt Vocabulary
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which word means: Dangerous, fast moving water?
Delta
Cataracts
Shadoof
Which word means: a fan-shaped area of marshy land near
where a river flows into the sea?
Cataracts
Delta
Shadoof
Which word means: a bucket attached to a long pole, used to
move water for irrigation?
Cataracts
Shadoof
The Nile River
Delta
Which word means a reed plant that grows along the Nile
River?
Shadoof
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Delta
Which word means a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols?
Hieroglyphics
Cataracts
Papyrus
Alphabet
Which word means a line of rulers from one family?
Dynasty
King
Empire
Cataracts
Which word best represents the image?
Cataracts
Hieroglyphics
Delta
Dynasty
Which word best represents this image?
Irrigation
Shadoof
Dynasty
Papyrus
Which word best represents this image?
Cataracts
Delta
Plain
Hieroglyphics
Which word best represents this image?
Delta
Shadoof
Cataracts
Papyrus
Which word best represents this image?
Papyrus
Paper
Scroll
Hieroglyphics
Which word best represents this image?
Dynasty
Religion
Culture
Cataracts
Fill in the blank with the correct response:
Egyptians relied on the ____________ for water.
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Nile River
Sahara Desert
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.
irrigation
Papyrus
Shadoof
Plant
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.
Papyrus
Cataracts
Delta
Hieroglyphics
They harvested
_________ to make baskets, sandals, and river rafts.
Culture
Shadoof's
Papyrus
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 __________.
Civilization
Culture
Dynasty
Empire
