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Ancient Egypt Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz
Ancient Egypt Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz
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1
A waterfall or rapids in a river are called
cataracts
delta
hieroglyphics
shadoof
2
A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile is
papyrus
grassland
None of the above
savanna
3
A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh is called a
ziggurat
palace
pyramid
temple
4
A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols is called
alphabet
cuneiform
papyrus
hieroglyphics
5
A line of rulers from one family is called a
bureaucrat
envoy
pharaoh
dynasty
6
A type of government by religious leaders is called a
dynasty
theocracy
bureaucrat
envoy
7
Woven cloth is a
textile
envoy
bureaucrat
shadoof
8
The process of treating a body to keep it from decaying is called
hieroglyphics
textile
embalming
envoy
9
A government official is a
pharaoh
bureaucrat
envoy
none of the above
10
A material that produces a pleasant smell when burned is called
savanna
cataract
papyrus
incense
11
A government representative to another country is called an
envoy
bureaucrat
pharaoh
theocracy
12
A ruler in ancient Egypt was called a
bureaucrat
pharaoh
theocracy
envoy
13
a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees is called a
theocracy
delta
shadoof
savanna
14
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins is called a
papyrus
cataract
shadoof
delta
15
A fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea is called a
cataract
incense
delta
shadoof