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The capital of Kush, located on a trade route, was
Giza
Meroe
Napata
Memphis
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Bureaucrats, or elected officials, appointed by the pharaoh
performed manual labor
collected tax payments of grain from farmers.
distributed land to priests.
supervised the building of the pyramids.
3
2. A(n) _________ is a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.
delta
cataract
envoy
4
Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.?
a dynasty
an independent city-state
a democracy
constitutional monarchy
5
Papyrus was made from
reeds
papys
paper
trees
6
4. The ancient Egyptians depended on the Nile River to provide water for everything except
bathing
burying their dead
watering their crops.
drinking
7
A _______is when a series of rulers from the same family rule a civilization
pharaoh
dynasty
artisan
regent
8
What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
Geometry was developed.
The deserts became populated.
An organized government developed.
A complex writing system was created.
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A government official
civil
laborer
shadoof
bureaucrat
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5. What attitude did the ancient Egyptians take to the annual flooding of the Nile?
They considered it a trick the river god was playing on them.
They welcomed it because it made it easier for them to farm successfully.
They accepted it as an unavoidable nuisance they could not control.
They feared it because flooding frequently destroyed their homes and crops.
11
The Nubian adapted the Egyptian concept of ____to fit their language and they had similar ____ practices of this ritual.
hieroglyphs, burial
hieroglyphs, time
hieroglyphs, marriage
cuneiform, time
12
Napata was a favorable location for trade because
a powerful king ruled the city.
there were many merchants and artisans in the city.
trade caravans crossed the upper Nile there.
a strong army afforded protection from bandits.
13
A strong flood or rush of water, or rock-filled rapids
raging river
silt
delta
cataract
14
Which empire became wealthy(rich) from iron?
Egypt
Nubia
Mesopotamia
Kush
15
Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?
Osiris
Thebes
Ramses II
Amenhotep
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How were the pyramids of the Kushites different from those of the Egyptians?
They built more colorful pyramids that were more gently sloped.
They built more elaborate pyramids.
They built smaller pyramids that were more steeply sloped.
They built larger, more steeply sloped pyramids.
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Old Kingdom
ignored Nubia
was peaceful and prosperous
had many wars
weak and divided government
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As a result of being conquered by Egypt, Nubians
stopped worshiping their own deities.
refused to accept any Egyptian beliefs and customs.
gave up their previous way of life.
accepted many Egyptian beliefs and customs.
19
The Egyptians traded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools to the Phoenicians for much needed wood.
True
False
20
One of the reasons the Kushites moved their capital to Meroë was to be close to
iron ore deposits
the Egyptians
the Nubians
gold deposits
21
An ancient Egyptian city, site of the Great Pyramids
Nubia
Cairo
Giza
Alexandria
22
Which physical features helped protect ancient Egypt from invaders?
deserts, cataracts, peninsulas
cataracts, deserts, marshes
peninsulas, mountains, marshes
Mediterranean Sea, mountains, deserts
23
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire( New Kingdom)?
Egyptian crops failed because of drought.
The people built too many temples and ran out of money.
The people were too interested in their religion.
The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples.
24
After breaking away from Egyptian rule, Kush eventually
conquered Egypt.
signed a peace treaty with Egypt.
gave up all Egyptian customs and beliefs.
refused to trade with Egypt.
25
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and
the arts flourished
a civil war divided Egypt.
Memphis became the capital.
many pyramids were built.
26
In Egypt, what were the well-defined social classes like: lowest to highest
slaves, craftsmen, government officials, pharaoh
slaves, laborers, craftsmen, govt. officials/scribes, pharaoh
peasants, pharaoh, bureaucrats, slaves, artisans
slaves, craftsmen, laborers, government officials, pharaoh
27
Why was iron so important during this time?
made better tools, which made bigger farms
more durable, lasted longer than wood
All of the answers
useful to make tools
28
Egyptians learned how to steer horse-drawn chariots from the Hittites.
True
False
29
Religion was important because it
destroyed the power of the pharaoh
encouraged Egypt to make peace with its neighbors
supported a democratic government
explained natural events to people
30
Plain at the mouth of a river
cataract
plains
delta
fertile soil
31
What happened to the government toward the end of the Old Kingdom?
it became bigger
it became weak and divided
it was ruled by local merchants
it was a target for conquering empires
32
Cultural diffusion is when beliefs, activities, and ideas spread to other cultures. Which is an example of this ?
Cattle herders were settled the grassy plains south of Egypt.
Nubians hunted for food using bows and arrows.
Kerma’s kings were buried with valuable possessions in small pyramids.
All of these answers
33
During the Old Kingdom, the capital city was Giza.
False
True
34
What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?
Hatshepsut a woman pharaoh came to power
The Hyksos, warriors from western Asia, conquered Egypt.
trade greatly decreased
Nubia conquered Egypt.
35
Which best describes the location of the early Egyptian civilization?
along the banks of the Yellow River
at the mouth of the Indus River
in the northern region of the Nile River valley
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
36
A government representative to another country
envoy
shadoof
civil
laborer
37
Middle Kingdom
did irrigation projects
constructed many buildings
Blue and Yellow answers
had many wars
38
Ancient Egyptian civilization was the 1st to publish books describing advances in the field of
medicine
irrigation
mathematics
astronomy
39
What does the Nile River provide?
Food
plants to help build the civilization
fertile soil
All of the answers
40
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt´s economy.
Ramses II
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Thutmose II
