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Ancient Egyptian Vocab Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river was essential to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Yangtze

d)

Mississippi

2.

What is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing system that uses pictures and symbols?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Latin

3.

What is the term for the ancient Egyptian kings?

a)

Emperors

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Sultans

d)

Tsars

4.

What is the name of the process used by ancient Egyptians to preserve bodies for the afterlife?

a)

Cremation

b)

Mummification

c)

Embalming

d)

Fossilization

5.

Which structure is most closely associated with ancient Egyptian tombs for pharaohs?

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Pyramid

c)

Temple

d)

Castle

6.

What is the name of the ancient Egyptian sun god?

a)

Zeus

b)

Ra

c)

Odin

d)

Apollo

7.

What is the term for the paper-like material made from reeds that ancient Egyptians used for writing?

a)

Vellum

b)

Papyrus

c)

Parchment

d)

Bamboo

8.

Which term refers to the ancient Egyptian belief in life after death?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Afterlife

c)

Nirvana

d)

Enlightenment

9.

Which vocabulary term best describes the role of a person who wrote and kept records on things such as laws, taxes, and government decisions in ancient Egypt?

a)

Priest

b)

Scribe

c)

Merchant

d)

Farmer

10.

How did mummification reflect ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife?

a)

It was a way to punish criminals

b)

It prepared the body for the journey after death

c)

It was only for entertainment

d)

It was used to create statues

11.

What ancient Egyptian concept meant truth, balance, order, harmony, justice, and cosmic correctness

a)

Ka

b)

Moksha

c)

Nirvana

d)
Ma'at
12.

What term refers to a type of government ruled by religious leaders?

a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
13.

What term refers to a type of government where one person, who usually inherited the position, is in charge?

a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
14.

Which of these was a judge and government official who served as the pharaoh’s top advisor and was responsible for overseeing the government and running day-to-day affairs?

a)

Scribe

b)

Vizier

c)

Priest

d)

Nomarch

15.

What is a rich black material left behind by the flooding of the Nile which fertilized the soil?

a)

Gravel

b)

Clay

c)

Silt

d)

Sand

16.

What was a ditch dug by humans from a river to a farm or settlement called?

a)

Wheel

b)

Trench

c)

Plow

d)

Irrigation

17.

What term means a belief in more than one god?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Agnosticism

18.

Which of these means that laws should be applied fairly and everyone including government leaders have to follow the law.

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Rule of law

c)

Limited government

d)

Social Contract Theory

19.

Which of these states that people give up some freedoms and agree to follow the law in exchange for order and protection?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Rule of law

c)

Limited government

d)

Social Contract Theory

20.

Which of these states that governments get their right to be in charge from the People?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Rule of law

c)

Limited government

d)

Social Contract Theory

21.

Which of these means that the government's power is limited and it cannot just do anything it wants?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Rule of law

c)

Limited government

d)

Social Contract Theory