FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EGYPT VOCAB. EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EGYPT VOCAB. EXAM

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Question 1: Papyrus

Answer:

a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River

Question 2: hieroglyphics

Answer:

a writing system that uses small pictures to represent sounds or words

Question 3: Chariots

Answer:

wooden, horse-drawn, two-wheeled carriages which served as movable firing platforms from which archers could attack the enemy

Question 4: Shadoof

Answer:

a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins

Question 5: Ka

Answer:

a person's spirit (a person's spirit could not enjoy the afterlife unless their body was prepared for burial in a certain way)

Question 6: Delta

Answer:

a fan-shaped (or triangular-shape) area of silt where a river flows into the sea

Question 7: Sarcophagus

Answer:

a large stone container which held the pharaoh's coffin surrounded by treasures and artifacts to be used by the pharaoh in the afterlife

Question 8: Embalming

Answer:

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

Question 9: Envoy

Answer:

a government representative to another country

Question 10: Pharaoh

Answer:

a powerful ruler of ancient Egypt

Question 11: Silt

Answer:

fine particles of fertile soil

Question 12: Theocracy

Answer:

a government in which authority over the people is held by religious leaders who represent divine power and maintain authority through religious beliefs

Question 13: Cataract

Answer:

a waterfall or rapids in a river

Question 14: Linen

Answer:

Egyptian clothing was usually made from this soft cloth that weavers created from the plant fiber flax

Question 15: dynasty

Answer:

a line of rulers from one family that holds power for a long time

Question 16: Canopic Jar

Answer:

a pottery or limestone container where priests placed the body's inner organs except for the heart

Question 17: Incense

Answer:

a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned

Question 18: Pyramid

Answer:

a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh

Question 19: Natron

Answer:

a kind of salt used to cover dead bodies and dry them out