Ancient Egypt vocab Quiz

What is papyrus?

• A type of clothing

• A type of boat

• A plant used to make paper

• A type of bread

What are hieroglyphics?

• A type of weapon

• A type of food

• A type of writing using small pictures

• A form of dance

Who is Osiris?

• A famous scribe

• A conqueror of Egypt

• An Egyptian god of the afterlife

• A famous Pharaoh

What is mummification?

• A type of dance

• A process of preserving a body for the afterlife

• A type of food

• A type of boat

What are pyramids?

• Tomb for the Pharaohs

• A type of bread

• A type of weapon

• A type of boat

What is the Sphinx?

• A type of dance

• A mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human

• A type of food

• A type of boat

Who is Ra?

• A famous scribe

• A conqueror of Egypt

• An Egyptian god of the sun

• A famous Pharaoh

What is an obelisk?

• A type of weapon

• A type of food

• A tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top

• A form of dance

Who is Anubis?

• A famous Pharaoh

• An Egyptian god of the dead

• A type of weapon

• A conqueror of Egypt

What is a sarcophagus?

• A type of food

• A type of boat

• A stone coffin typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription

• A type of dance