Week 4 Vocab Quiz Review

steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat.

• Cataracts

• Whirlpool
• Delta

• Rapids

a triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river.

• Mountain
• Papyrus

• Delta
• Plateau

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means “great house”.

• Pharaoh
• Sultan
• Emperor
• King

series of rulers from the same family.

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Dynasty

• Anarchy

 a government where religious leaders have power to make, approve, or enforce laws.

• Pharaoh

• Monarchy
• Theocracy
• Dynasty

 people from rich and powerful families. 

• Dynasty

• are always happy
• Monarchy

• Nobles

people of wealth and power.

• Elites

• Nobles

• Dynasty

• None of these

 Egyptian writing system, one of the world’s first, which used symbols.

• Hieroglyphics
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform
• Pictographs

long-lasting, paperlike substance made from reeds.

• Papyrus
• Parchment
• Rosetta Stone

• Paper

discovered in 1799 that was inscribed with hieroglyphics and their Greek meanings.

• Papyrus
• Parchment
• Rosetta Stone

• Paper