Duplicate of Ancient Egypt and Kush

Question 1

Imhotep was the first great engineer who built the pyramids.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The pharaohs had a canal built connecting the Nile to the Red Sea, opening up trade routes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Savannas are fertile marshes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What was the effect of increased farming and trade?

Accepted Answer

An organized government developed.

Question 5

Incense is a material used to make furniture.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

This Nubian kingdom was formed when the stronger villages overtook weaker ones.

Accepted Answer

Kerma

Question 7

During the New Kingdom, slavery became more widespread in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

After breaking away from Egyptian rule, Kush eventually

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conquered Egypt.

Question 9

What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?

Accepted Answer

The Hyksos, warriors from western Asia, conquered Egypt.

Question 10

Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.

Question 11

During the Old Kingdom the capital city was Memphis.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

Accepted Answer

Farming surplus meant people could become artisans.

Question 13

To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the

Accepted Answer

Book of the Dead.

Question 14

The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the

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cataracts.

Question 15

The Nile River’s flooding could be described as

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gentle and predictable.

Question 16

Ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in

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medicine.

Question 17

The Egyptians learned how to steer horse-drawn chariots from the Hittites.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged envoys to maintain close ties.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the new Kingdom period?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 20

This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.

Accepted Answer

Narmer

Question 21

The Egyptians traded goods, such as wheat, gold, and tools to the Phoenicians for wood.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.?

Accepted Answer

a dynasty

Question 23

What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?

Accepted Answer

The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples.

Question 24

This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt´s economy.

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 25

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed

Accepted Answer

geometry.

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