Ancient Egyptian Civilization - Nat Geo 101 - Quiz

What were the two regions of ancient Egypt named according to the flow of the Nile?

• Central Egypt and Coastal Egypt

• Northern Egypt and Southern Egypt

• East Egypt and West Egypt

• Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

What were the three major periods of prosperity in ancient Egypt called?

• Early, Middle, Late

• Old, Middle, New Kingdoms

• Golden, Silver, Bronze Ages

• Renaissance, Industrial, Modern Era

What was the formal title of the rulers of ancient Egypt?

• Sultan

• Emperor

• King

• Pharaoh

What did ancient Egyptians believe happened to their rulers after they passed away?

• They ceased to exist

• They went to the underworld

• They were reincarnated

• They became gods

What was the ancient Egyptian writing system that had over 700 pictorial characters?

• Hieroglyphic writing

• Pictographic writing

• Alphabetic writing

• Cuneiform writing

What was the ancient form of writing that developed out of the hieroglyphic system and was written in ink?

• Hieratic

• Cursive

• Papyrus

• Sanskrit

What was the type of paper derived from a plant that the ancient Egyptians used for communication and record keeping?

• Paper

• Scroll

• Parchment

• Papyrus

What did the ancient Egyptians use to measure and survey land around the Nile river?

• Mathematics

• Geometry

• Civil engineering

• Astronomy

What did the ancient Egyptians develop to understand and harness their world with numbers?

• Liter

• Meter

• Kilogram

• Cubit

What did the ancient Egyptians use to inscribe monuments and pottery and predominantly served a decorative or ceremonial purpose?

• Alphabetic writing

• Hieratic writing

• Cuneiform writing

• Hieroglyphic writing