Ancient Egypt and Nubia Quiz Review

The "Book of the Dead" was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that _____.

What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?

From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about ______.

What difference between Egypt and Nubia were the Nile cataracts responsible for?

Trade between Nubia &Egypt created as each country depended on the other for goods & services.

Which Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh?

Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?

Nubian king who conquered Egypt and declared himself pharaoh.

Is considered by historians to be the last pharaoh of Egypt.

The Nubians created one of the world’s first alphabets called ________

The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a _____.

Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians ___________.

Egyptians developed writing that used drawings and symbols called to represent words or sounds.

Artists made paintings on the walls of the pyramids & burial chambers depicting daily life to

According to legend, the first pharaoh & the leader who united the kingdoms of Egypt was _____.

System of offices & officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government.

The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as

She was the first woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh.

The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as

Through ___, which is the buying &selling of goods & services, Egyptians obtained needed goods.