History: Cloze Activity Ancient Egypt | Worksheet | PrimaryLeap.co.uk - Free Printable

Explanation:
Let’s go through each clue one by one and match it with the correct word from the word bank:

Word bank:
pyramids, hieroglyphs, mummification, afterlife, toothpaste, transportation, Khufu, Gods, Senet, make-up, Nile, sacred

1. *The Ancient Egyptian civilisation was located along the ______ River.*
→ The Nile River was the lifeblood of Egypt. So: Nile

2. *The Nile provided food, soil, water, and ______ for the Egyptians.*
→ The Nile allowed boats to travel — so it was key for transportation.

3. *The Egyptians believed their kings and queens were ______.*
→ Pharaohs were seen as divine or god-like — they were considered Gods (or “gods” — but in the word bank it's capitalized as "Gods", so use that).

4. *The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in secret tombs or giant ______.*
→ Famous burial structures: pyramids

5. *Pharaohs were buried with treasure to help them in the ______.*
→ They believed in life after death: the afterlife

6. *Ancient Egyptians preserved a dead person’s body through the process of ______.*
→ That’s mummification

7. *The Pyramid of ______ at Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid.*
→ The Great Pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu

8. *Both Egyptian men and women were ______. They believed it had magical healing powers.*
→ Egyptians used cosmetics like kohl; this refers to make-up (they believed it protected eyes and had healing/magical properties)

9. *The Egyptian alphabet contained more than 700 ______!*
→ Egyptian writing system: hieroglyphs

10. *The Ancient Egyptians considered cats to be a ______ animal.*
→ Cats were highly respected and linked to gods (like Bastet) — they were sacred

11. *______ was a popular boardgame played by the Ancient Egyptians.*
→ Known ancient game: Senet

12. *The Ancient Egyptians invented lots of things we still use today, such as paper, pens, locks, keys and ______.*
→ They made early forms of toothpaste (from crushed rock, mint, salt, etc.) — so toothpaste

Now double-check all answers against the word bank to ensure no repeats and all are used appropriately:

Used:
Nile ✔
transportation ✔
Gods ✔
pyramids ✔
afterlife ✔
mummification ✔
Khufu ✔
make-up ✔
hieroglyphs ✔
sacred ✔
Senet ✔
toothpaste ✔

All 12 words used exactly once — perfect.

Final Answer:
1. Nile
2. transportation
3. Gods
4. pyramids
5. afterlife
6. mummification
7. Khufu
8. make-up
9. hieroglyphs
10. sacred
11. Senet
12. toothpaste