Which of the following BEST describes how Egyptian civilization developed?

Farms grew into villages and then cities

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other?

Kush and Egypt traded with each other

What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?

She was the first woman to rule Kush

The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on....

wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders

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Ancient Egypt and Kush - Ancient Civilizations

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1
In the 700s BC, King ____________ attacked Egypt
Shabaka
Kashta
2
Which of the following BEST describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
Villages replaced towns
Cities broke off into scattered farms
Farms replaced cities and then pyramids
Farms grew into villages and then cities
3
Meroitic, the Kushite written language, was...
borrowed from the Greeks
developed by the Kushites
borrowed from the Assyrians
adapted from the Eygptians
4
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
The tombs served as museums
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
The tombs were the private storage rooms for the pharaoh
5
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other?
Kush and Egypt built temples together
Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together
Kush and Egypt traded with each other
Kush and Egypt attacked each other
6
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
True
False
7
By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power.
False
True
8
_______ united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 B.C.
Mentuhotep II
Ahmose of Thebes
9
The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the ___________ .
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
10
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
The priests held religious festivals
The pharaoh's family paid for it
It collected payments from Sumer
It collected taxes from people
11
What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?
She led the Kushite army to many important victories
She was the only woman to rule Kush
She ruled Kush all on her own
She was the first woman to rule Kush
12
Which area was probably the largest source of gold for the Eygptians?
the Western Desert
the Euphrates River
Mycenae
the Nubian Desert
13
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on....
wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders
wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders
priests who helped build the temples
merchants who helped build trade routes
14
Which of the following did NOT cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom
Sumerian influences
increases in population
need for government officials
increase in farming
15
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called _________.
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt

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