After the Hyksos invasion

the Egyptians adopted horses and chariots in their military.

A significant difference between Nubian and Egyptian religion was that

Nubians did not mummify their dead.

All of the following were components of an Egyptian's journey to the afterlife, EXCEPT

A confrontation between the soul & the souls of dead enemies

honored a combination of the Egyptian sun gods

The Greek historian Herodotus proclaimed Egypt "the gift of the Nile" because

reliable Nile flooding created a prosperous & fertile land

woman who ruled Egypt as pharaoh.

Which of the following is true of the Nile?

None of these answers is correct.

Mummification, pyramids, and funeral rituals prevailed for several thousand years because

Egyptians believed strongly in an afterlife

All of the following were true of Egyptians scribes, EXCEPT

They had significant responsibility in advising the pharaoh

The Greek words meaning “holy inscriptions”

are the origin of the term hieroglyphs

Which of the following is true of Egyptian writing?

It included hieroglyphic, hieratic and demotic scripts.

Pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom were

less powerful than pharaohs of the Old Kingdom

was a Nubian script that borrowed Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Osiris judged whether or not souls were worthy for immortality by

weighing their hearts against a feather, symbolizing justice

Around 2500 B.C.E., the kingdom of Kush

emerged as the most powerful kingdom in Nubia.

invaders who helped cause the fall of the Middle Kingdom

was produced in large quantities in the Nubian city of Meroe

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1
After the Hyksos invasion
the Middle Kingdom began.
the Egyptians adopted horses and chariots in their military.
the Egyptians started using iron.
the Nubians rose up and pushed them out.
2
A significant difference between Nubian and Egyptian religion was that
Nubians did not recognize any Egyptian gods .
Nubians did not build pyramids.
Nubians did not mummify their dead.
Nubians did not have priests.
3
Modern country A (in orange) is
Nubis
Djibouti
Sudan
Somalia
4
Around 5000 B.C.E., the climate in northern Africa began to change by
getting hotter and drier.
getting colder and drier.
getting hotter and wetter.
getting colder and wetter
5
The earliest Egyptian and Nubian states were
trading networks
small kingdoms
centralized empires
city-states.
6
All of the following were components of an Egyptian's journey to the afterlife, EXCEPT
The process of mummification
A confrontation between the soul & the souls of dead enemies
The journey of your soul to the Hall of Maat (Truth)
Dangerous encounters with beasts requiring spells
7
The cult of Amon-Re
was a failed monotheistic religion in Egypt.
was borrowed by the Egyptians from Nubian sources.
worshipped the god of the underworld, Osiris
honored a combination of the Egyptian sun gods
8
Which of the following ancient cities was closest to the Mediterranean Sea?
Tanis
Napata
Thebes
Cairo
9
Women had influence in ancient Egyptian and Nubian societies more than they did in contemporary
Assyria
Mesopotamia.
Libya
Palestine.
10
The Greek historian Herodotus proclaimed Egypt "the gift of the Nile" because
Egyptian myth had their people emerging out of the river
reliable Nile flooding created a prosperous & fertile land
Desiccation (climate changes) forced migration to the Nile
the Egyptians depended on the Nile for drinking water.
11
Hatshepsut was the..
woman who ruled Egypt as pharaoh.
Hebrew term for their god.
most important early city of Harappan society
Mesopotamian king of the gods.
12
Which of the following is true of the Nile?
None of these answers is correct.
It flows from north to south.
It is unusual in that it is very easy to navigate throughout
By worldwide standards it is a relatively short river.
13
During the third millennium B.C.E., the Egyptians traded with the Nubian kingdom of ____
Mohenjo-daro.
Heliopolis
Kush
Axum.
14
Mummification, pyramids, and funeral rituals prevailed for several thousand years because
ruling elites perceived a need for demonstrating their power
Egyptians believed strongly in an afterlife
the pharaohs had slaves who could perform all these tasks.
All these answers are correct.
15
Unification of Egyptian rule came about through the conqueror
Hatshepsut.
Khufu.
Ta-Seti.
Menes.
16
All of the following were important Egyptian gods EXCEPT
Amon
Ra
Osiris
Sebiumeker.
17
All of the following were true of Egyptians scribes, EXCEPT
They had significant responsibility in advising the pharaoh
It took years of training in hieroglyphics to become one
They were a respected and highly-regarded social class
Scribes were predominantly male
18
In ancient Egypt, the largest pyramid was that of
Khufu.
Menes.
Akhenaten.
Horus.
19
The most imperialist of all New Kingdom pharaohs was _____, who focused on conquest & expansion
Menes
Tuthmosis III
Hatshepsut
Ahmosis
20
The Greek words meaning “holy inscriptions”
refer to the Coptic script.
are the origin of the term cuneiform.
are the origin of the term hieroglyphs
refer to the Phoenician alphabet.
21
In comparison with Egypt, Nubian society
saw many more women rulers.
was more prosperous and wealthy
was more patriarchal.
did not include slaves.
22
Which of the following is true of Egyptian writing?
Most writing was done on clay tablets.
It was unintelligible to the Nubians.
It included hieroglyphic, hieratic and demotic scripts.
It has not been translated yet
23
Pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom were
less powerful than pharaohs of the Old Kingdom
sacrificed at age thirty-two to insure a bountiful harvest.
abandoned for a system of rule led by a senate
descended from a line of Babylonian kings.
24
The Egyptian pyramids
were built during the Old Kingdom.
stand as testimony to the power of the pharaoh
served as royal tombs.
all of the above
25
The ancient city of Meroë would have been located in what modern country?
Ethiopia
Egypt
Somalia
Sudan
26
What pharaoh tried, unsuccessfully, to transform Egypt into a monotheistic society?
Menes
Akhenaten
Tuthmosis III
Ahmosis
27
The Bantu probably began their migrations from sub-Saharan Africa because of
a conscious desire for conquest.
climate changes.
population pressures.
invasions from the Mediterranean basin.
28
Meroitic writing
was an later derivative of hieratic script
has now been completely translated.
was borrowed by the Egyptians from Nubian sources.
was a Nubian script that borrowed Egyptian hieroglyphs.
29
Osiris judged whether or not souls were worthy for immortality by
considering their completion of a journey full of tests.
weighing their hearts against a feather, symbolizing justice
considering their adherence to the Code of Hammurabi
examining their holiness at the moment of their death.
30
The conqueror Menes founded ____, the capital for early Egypt, around 3100 B.C.E.
Memphis
Kerma
Tanis
Thebes
31
The Egyptians were the most imperialistic (focused on expansion) during the
New Kingdom.
Old Kingdom.
Middle Kingdom
Archaic Period.
32
Modern country B is
Eritrea
Yemen
Ethiopia
Somalia
33
Technologically speaking, the Nile societies
All these answers are correct.
produced fine linen textiles & jewelry as exports
were slower to develop bronze than the Mesopotamians
learned iron metallurgy from sub-Saharan African cultures.
34
Around 2500 B.C.E., the kingdom of Kush
All these answers are correct.
claimed the title of pharaoh.
emerged as the most powerful kingdom in Nubia.
warred with the Assyrians.
35
The Hyksos were...
invaders who helped cause the fall of the Middle Kingdom
the priestly class in ancient Egypt
Mesopotamian kings.
nomads who eventually settled around the city of Babylon.
36
Around ________ B.C.E., peoples of the eastern Sudan started to domesticate cattle and became nomadic herders.
4000
9000
15,000
500
37
Iron metallurgy
was learned by the Africans from the Hittites.
Became widespread in Egypt after expelling the Hyksos
was produced in large quantities in the Nubian city of Meroe
eventually was displaced by bronze metallurgy
38
Which of the following was NOT an important city in ancient Egypt?
Meroë
Memphis
Thebes
Tanis

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Questions 38

Answers

1
After the Hyksos invasion
the Middle Kingdom began.
the Egyptians adopted horses and chariots in their military.
the Egyptians started using iron.
the Nubians rose up and pushed them out.
2
A significant difference between Nubian and Egyptian religion was that
Nubians did not recognize any Egyptian gods .
Nubians did not build pyramids.
Nubians did not mummify their dead.
Nubians did not have priests.
3
Modern country A (in orange) is
Nubis
Djibouti
Sudan
Somalia
4
Around 5000 B.C.E., the climate in northern Africa began to change by
getting hotter and drier.
getting colder and drier.
getting hotter and wetter.
getting colder and wetter
5
The earliest Egyptian and Nubian states were
trading networks
small kingdoms
centralized empires
city-states.
6
All of the following were components of an Egyptian's journey to the afterlife, EXCEPT
The process of mummification
A confrontation between the soul & the souls of dead enemies
The journey of your soul to the Hall of Maat (Truth)
Dangerous encounters with beasts requiring spells
7
The cult of Amon-Re
was a failed monotheistic religion in Egypt.
was borrowed by the Egyptians from Nubian sources.
worshipped the god of the underworld, Osiris
honored a combination of the Egyptian sun gods
8
Which of the following ancient cities was closest to the Mediterranean Sea?
Tanis
Napata
Thebes
Cairo
9
Women had influence in ancient Egyptian and Nubian societies more than they did in contemporary
Assyria
Mesopotamia.
Libya
Palestine.
10
The Greek historian Herodotus proclaimed Egypt "the gift of the Nile" because
Egyptian myth had their people emerging out of the river
reliable Nile flooding created a prosperous & fertile land
Desiccation (climate changes) forced migration to the Nile
the Egyptians depended on the Nile for drinking water.
11
Hatshepsut was the..
woman who ruled Egypt as pharaoh.
Hebrew term for their god.
most important early city of Harappan society
Mesopotamian king of the gods.
12
Which of the following is true of the Nile?
None of these answers is correct.
It flows from north to south.
It is unusual in that it is very easy to navigate throughout
By worldwide standards it is a relatively short river.
13
During the third millennium B.C.E., the Egyptians traded with the Nubian kingdom of ____
Mohenjo-daro.
Heliopolis
Kush
Axum.
14
Mummification, pyramids, and funeral rituals prevailed for several thousand years because
ruling elites perceived a need for demonstrating their power
Egyptians believed strongly in an afterlife
the pharaohs had slaves who could perform all these tasks.
All these answers are correct.
15
Unification of Egyptian rule came about through the conqueror
Hatshepsut.
Khufu.
Ta-Seti.
Menes.
16
All of the following were important Egyptian gods EXCEPT
Amon
Ra
Osiris
Sebiumeker.
17
All of the following were true of Egyptians scribes, EXCEPT
They had significant responsibility in advising the pharaoh
It took years of training in hieroglyphics to become one
They were a respected and highly-regarded social class
Scribes were predominantly male
18
In ancient Egypt, the largest pyramid was that of
Khufu.
Menes.
Akhenaten.
Horus.
19
The most imperialist of all New Kingdom pharaohs was _____, who focused on conquest & expansion
Menes
Tuthmosis III
Hatshepsut
Ahmosis
20
The Greek words meaning “holy inscriptions”
refer to the Coptic script.
are the origin of the term cuneiform.
are the origin of the term hieroglyphs
refer to the Phoenician alphabet.
21
In comparison with Egypt, Nubian society
saw many more women rulers.
was more prosperous and wealthy
was more patriarchal.
did not include slaves.
22
Which of the following is true of Egyptian writing?
Most writing was done on clay tablets.
It was unintelligible to the Nubians.
It included hieroglyphic, hieratic and demotic scripts.
It has not been translated yet
23
Pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom were
less powerful than pharaohs of the Old Kingdom
sacrificed at age thirty-two to insure a bountiful harvest.
abandoned for a system of rule led by a senate
descended from a line of Babylonian kings.
24
The Egyptian pyramids
were built during the Old Kingdom.
stand as testimony to the power of the pharaoh
served as royal tombs.
all of the above
25
The ancient city of Meroë would have been located in what modern country?
Ethiopia
Egypt
Somalia
Sudan
26
What pharaoh tried, unsuccessfully, to transform Egypt into a monotheistic society?
Menes
Akhenaten
Tuthmosis III
Ahmosis
27
The Bantu probably began their migrations from sub-Saharan Africa because of
a conscious desire for conquest.
climate changes.
population pressures.
invasions from the Mediterranean basin.
28
Meroitic writing
was an later derivative of hieratic script
has now been completely translated.
was borrowed by the Egyptians from Nubian sources.
was a Nubian script that borrowed Egyptian hieroglyphs.
29
Osiris judged whether or not souls were worthy for immortality by
considering their completion of a journey full of tests.
weighing their hearts against a feather, symbolizing justice
considering their adherence to the Code of Hammurabi
examining their holiness at the moment of their death.
30
The conqueror Menes founded ____, the capital for early Egypt, around 3100 B.C.E.
Memphis
Kerma
Tanis
Thebes
31
The Egyptians were the most imperialistic (focused on expansion) during the
New Kingdom.
Old Kingdom.
Middle Kingdom
Archaic Period.
32
Modern country B is
Eritrea
Yemen
Ethiopia
Somalia
33
Technologically speaking, the Nile societies
All these answers are correct.
produced fine linen textiles & jewelry as exports
were slower to develop bronze than the Mesopotamians
learned iron metallurgy from sub-Saharan African cultures.
34
Around 2500 B.C.E., the kingdom of Kush
All these answers are correct.
claimed the title of pharaoh.
emerged as the most powerful kingdom in Nubia.
warred with the Assyrians.
35
The Hyksos were...
invaders who helped cause the fall of the Middle Kingdom
the priestly class in ancient Egypt
Mesopotamian kings.
nomads who eventually settled around the city of Babylon.
36
Around ________ B.C.E., peoples of the eastern Sudan started to domesticate cattle and became nomadic herders.
4000
9000
15,000
500
37
Iron metallurgy
was learned by the Africans from the Hittites.
Became widespread in Egypt after expelling the Hyksos
was produced in large quantities in the Nubian city of Meroe
eventually was displaced by bronze metallurgy
38
Which of the following was NOT an important city in ancient Egypt?
Meroë
Memphis
Thebes
Tanis