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Ancient Egypt and Kush
Ancient Egypt and Kush
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1
Where did the rains fall that caused the Nile to flood each year?
the Eastern Desert
the First Cataract
the Ethiopian Plateau
the Mediterranean Sea
2
Pharaoh Akhenaton changed Egypt's
agriculture
religion
army
economy
3
What advantage did the Nile offer for transportation?
It was easy to travel both north and south
It was very wide
It had deep channels
Its current was very swift
4
What did the Egyptians use to help spread water across their land?
the shadoof
the cataract
the ibis
the hieroglyph
5
The Old Kingdom started about
1070 B.C.
2575 B.C.
1472 B.C.
2130 B.C.
6
Who did the New Kingdom pharaohs try to hide their tombs from?
Hittites
Anubis
grave robbers
Piye
7
What word is related to papyrus?
polytheism
plateau
pyramid
paper
8
The Egyptian religion was
positive
polytheistic
simple
monotheistic
9
Why did Khufu build the Great Pyramid?
to house his whole family
to challenge his architects
to please the gods
to show how great he was
10
What group in Egyptian society served as astronomers?
scribes
pharaohs
slaves
priests
11
The Pharaoh Khufu built the
obelisk
Valley of the Kings
Great Pyramid
step pyramid
12
What did Egypt experience under Ramses II
stability
unpredictable flooding
famine
constant warfare
13
How did Egyptians and Sumerians view the afterlife?
They both thought it would be happy
Egyptians viewed it more positively than Sumerians
They both thought it would be miserable
Sumerians viewed it more positively than the Egyptians
14
In the Middle Kingdom, who founded the Twelfth Dynasty?
Amenemhet I
Akhenaton
Thutmose III
Ramses II
15
Astronomy helped ancient Egyptians develop
new farming techniques
a writing system
a calendar
medicines
16
What Egyptian god remained sacred to the Kushites even after Egyptian power in Nubia declined?
Isis
Amun
Osiris
Anubis
17
According to the Book of the Dead, what did bad deeds do?
made a strong mummy
made Isis angry
made the heart heavy
trapped a spirit in its tomb
18
How did Egyptian art change under Akhenaton?
It showed fewer people
It became more realistic
It hid physical flaws
It focused on beauty
19
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt was invaded from the northeast by the
Hyksos
Hittites
Macedonians
Nubians
20
The queen who became pharaoh after her husband died was
Hatshepsut
Neferiti
Cleopatra
Isis
21
One of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt was
priest
artisian
farmer
merchant
22
How did Hatshepsut's reign end?
She retired to Nubia
The priests murdered her
She was killed in war
No one knows how it ended
23
What resource did Egyptians get from Nubia?
silt
flax
turquoise
gold
24
Why is the southern part of the Nile called the Upper Nile
The river begins in the south and ends in the north
The river flows south
In Egypt, south meant "up"
The south has a higher altitude
25
What system involves bartering?
hunting
farming
trading
mining
26
Egyptian homes were made out of
animal hides
mud bricks
wood
stone
27
The world's longest river is the
Amazon
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
28
How did Egypt change after the death of Ramses II?
It took over its neighbors
It became stronger
It declined
It became more stable
29
What did Ramses II do after claiming victory over the Hittites?
killed their leaders
made a peace treaty with them
divided their lands
enslaved them
30
What process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death?
embalming
cremation
bartering
irrigation
