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Unit 2 - Ancient Egypt and the Middle East
Unit 2 - Ancient Egypt and the Middle East
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Because Canaan was hilly and dry...
...people there created complicated irrigation systems.
...herding animals like sheep and goats became important there.
...no one lived there.
...people used aqueducts to bring water to their cities.
2
People in Kush started adopting Egyptian culture mainly because _______.
Egyptian people moved to Kush.
Kushite people moved to Egypt.
they thought Egypt's culture was better.
Egyptian pharaohs conquered Kush.
3
What is
not
an example of topography in Egypt?
The Nubian Desert
The Nile River
Cataracts
Papyrus reeds
4
Papyrus was made out of _________.
animal skins
slices of a reed
fibers from the fruit of a shrub
recycled cloth
5
During the Old Kingdom, Egyptian pharaohs build famous tombs like...
...the Sphinx.
...the White Chapel.
...the Valley of the Kings.
...the Pyramids.
6
What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible called?
the Prophets and the Writing
the Talmud
the Old Testament
the Torah
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Who was the Kushite leader who attacked Roman forts, preventing Kush from being conquered by Rome?
King Ramses
King Piye
Queen Amanirenas
King Hatshepsut
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What did the Nile River provide for Ancient Egyptians and Kushites?
A source of fresh water.
Silt to make fertile soil.
Easy transportation along the river.
All of the above
9
The ___________ is the only part of the Second Temple that remains, after the rest was destroyed by the Romans.
Temple Mount
Ark of the Covenant
Western Wall
Holy of Holies
10
The most famous female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt was ________________.
Narmer
Tutankhamun
Ramses
Hatshepsut
11
Who was the Babylonian king who took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?
Hammurabi
Sargon of Akkad
Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus the Great
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What is monotheism?
Belief in many deities
A philosophy that emphasizes self-discipline
A mythological cycle that explains the creation of the world.
Belief in one deity
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What led to Kush getting its independence from Egypt?
The Assyrians conquered Egypt.
New gold mines were discovered in Kush.
The New Kingdom collapsed.
Ramses let the Kushite people go.
14
Suppose that you were to arrange the following events in order. Which event happened second?
Abraham moved to Canaan.
The Israelites moved to Egypt.
David was king of the Jewish people.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai.
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Egyptian society had most people in the bottom classes, and only a few at the top, so it is often described as a...
chain.
ladder.
pyramid.
river.
16
Who first created a strong central government for the Israelites?
Solomon
David
Moses
Abraham
17
Egypt's New Kingdom was often called Egypt's ____________.
Promised Land
Intermediate Period
Golden Age
Age of Pyramids
18
Which social group had the lowest social status?
government officials
peasants
artisans
priests
19
Which important Jewish belief does this picture show?
the celebration of holy days
equality and social justice
presence of God in daily life
the importance of study
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What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?
It suffered from a serious famine.
It formed unwise foreign alliances.
It fell to attacks by the Philistines.
It split into two smaller kingdoms.
