Ancient Egypt and Geography Quiz

What are small waterfalls and rapids in rivers called?

• Cataracts

• Silt

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

What is the term for money used in a country?

• Economy

• Currency

• Government

• Hierarchy

What is a system for producing and distributing goods and services called?

• Hieroglyphics

• Economy

• Pyramid

• Mummy

What does it mean to dig out of the ground and remove?

• Excavate

• Silt

• Papyrus

• Pharaoh

What is the ruling authority for a community called?

• Government

• Hierarchy

• Polytheism

• River delta

What is a group organized by rank known as?

• Hieroglyphics

• Hierarchy

• Pyramid

• Mummy

What is the Egyptian writing system called?

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Rosetta Stone

• Silt

What is a dead body preserved in lifelike condition called?

• Mummy

• Pharaoh

• Pyramid

• Cataracts

What is Egyptian paper made from reed plants found along the Nile called?

• Papyrus

• Silt

• Rosetta Stone

• Currency

Who was considered a god as well as a political and military leader in ancient Egypt?

• Pharaoh

• Mummy

• Polytheism

• Economy