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Ancient Egypt and Nubia- Unit 2, Chapter 4 My World History
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Review of Pearson My World History Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt and Nubia
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1
Which of the ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in Kadesh?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Osiris
Menes
2
How were the Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?
They watched the horizon for the star Sirius
couldn't- it varied from year to year
Lunar calendar and showed it on the same date each year
Read ancient manuscripts that traced the history of the Nile
3
The most important god of all those worshiped by the Egyptians was the sun god
Isis
Horus
Osiris
Amon-Re
4
Skilled artists created paintings on pyramid walls and burial chambers to...
increase the value of the tomb and pyramid
encourage sight seeing and visitors to the tombs
decorate the resting place of the pharaoh
provide the buried with servants and things they needed
5
Because of the groups of rocky rapids called the Nile Cataracts...
Ships could not travel upstream Egypt
Silt would not build up at the mouth of the Nile
Nubians were skillful sailors
Egyptians couldn't trade with countries on the Mediterranean
6
In order to build the pyramids, the Egyptians need to be proficient at engineering and....
mathematics
anatomy
chemistry
astronomy
7
What aspect of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
Its writing system
A system of rule by queens
Gods and the use of pyramids
The use of iron, gold, and ivory
8
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a....
solar calendar
Sirius calendar
lunar calendar
flood calendar
9
The Black Land was caused by...
the damming of the Nile River
pollution caused by farmers
the deserts surrounding the Nile
yearly flooding of the Nile
10
Which difference between Egypt and Nubia were the Nile cataracts responsible for
Food production
Engineering
Government
Transportation
11
Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands by the buying and selling of goods and services called
artistry
bureaucracy
commerce
interdependence
12
According to legend, the pharaoh to first unite Egypts upper and lower parts was...
Ramses II
Seth
Hatsheput
Menes(Narmer)
13
What is the Source of the Nile?
The Khartoum river
The Nubian River
the highlands of west Africa
The Blue and White Nile
14
A skilled worker who practices a trade or handicraft is....
a pharaoh
a priest
a slave
an artisan
15
The Nile delta formed the region known as...
Nubia
the Red Land
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
16
What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?
based on the star Sirius which showed up every 3 years
the minutes were different lengths in the north and south
every year had a different number of days
only educated Egyptians could use the calendar
17
Queens of Nubia were called...
candaces
meroe
pharaohs
napatas
18
In Ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics and record keeping were.....
bureaucrats
pharaohs
scribes
artisans
19
Which group from outside the region pushed the Kushites out of Egypt?
Lebanese
Assyrians
Piankhites
Nubians
20
How did the narrowness o the Nile Valley affect Nubia?
Nubia did not receive an annual flood
The cataracts of the Nile were more severe
Nubians didn't have far to trade to attack their enemies
Nubia couldn't always produce enough food
21
In the order to overcome death like Osiris, Egyptians believed that they needed to
burn their bodies
pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain
have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile
preserve their bodies for the afterlife
22
What was papyrus used for?
clay
ink
building coffins
writing
23
Because Nubians had less land to farm than the Egyptians....
they sold their surplus grain to Egypt
they were motivated to trade
many Nubians moved to Egypt
they became accomplished sailors on the Nile
24
The Geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as....
The Red Land
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
The Black Land
25
Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?
They developed their own system of writing
Their Idea of kings as gods may have spread to Egypt
Closer contact with other African people than the Egyptians
Their culture was the same as Egypt's
26
The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian Literature that...
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died
told the succession of pharaohs for one dynasty to the next
story of an Egyptian official who killed a pharaoh
27
Amon-Re, Isis and Horus were
the names of Egyptian pharaohs
the words for Egyptian bodies after death
the names of Egyptian gods
Greek gods worshiped in Egypt
28
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
to hold prisoners
to hold the remains of dead pharaohs
to house farmers and their families
to store grain
29
What was another name for Nubia?
Sudan
Lebanon
Egypt
Kush
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What effect did continued trade with Egypt have on Nubian civilization?
Nubians wanted to leave their country
Nubians adopted many aspects of Egyptian culture
Nubians learned to navigate the Nile
Nubians stopped trading with other African countries
