Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt Matching Quiz Worksheet

steep rapids formed by cliffs and boulders in a river
area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
reed plant of the Nile Valley, used to make a form of paper
system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
line of rulers from the same family
Egyptian kings
gods or goddesses
a body wrapped in long strips of linen
a mountain like stone structure used as a tomb
a process to preserve the body for Egyptian royal burials
the book Egyptians studied to learn how to obtain life after death
forced payments made to the pharaoh by conquered peoples
a material burned for its pleasant smell
an Egyptian period of stability, prosperity, and achievement.
grassy plains
Historians think the Nubian people came from the African savannas south of this desert.
Egyptian name for Egypt, means "the Black Lands"
location added during the New Kingdom
The main Egyptian god was the sun god
means “Spirit of Aton.”