Ancient Egypt VOCAB

Question 1

A person who rules in place of a child:

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Regent

Question 2

An area of low, flat, fertile land, at the end of a river.

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Delta

Question 3

During the Old Kingdom, this meant "great house or palace."

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Pharaoh

Question 4

An oval with a line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name.

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Cartouche

Question 5

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels

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Irrigation

Question 6

Which of the following was a structure for measuring the Nile River's water level during the flood season

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Nilometer

Question 7

A large stone structure is built with a square base and has triangular-shaped sides that meet in a point.

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Pyramid

Question 8

Sections where the river tumbles over rocks and have long kept boats from traveling the Nile river

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Cataract

Question 9

The oldest-known ancient Egyptian writing system:

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Hieroglyphs

Question 10

A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented

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Scribe

Question 11

The city of the dead is called:

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Necropolis

Question 12

The belief in many gods:

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Polytheism

Question 13

A human body that has been preserved.

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Mummy

Question 14

Small particles of sediment and soil that are easily carried in water, often in rivers.

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Silt

Question 15

Natural compound of sodium salts, used in embalming.

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Natron

Question 16

Plant used to make paper.

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Papyrus

Question 17

A series of rulers, and each ruler in the series is said to be a member of the same family.

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Dynasty

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