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