Home Library Explore SAT

Home Library Explore SAT

Topic 3 Ancient Egypt and Kush Flashcards | StudBud

Explore/Topic 3 Ancient Egypt and Kush

Which represents a unique achievement of Kush's civilization

The soil of the Nile River valley is best characterized by what word?

Topic 3 Ancient Egypt and Kush

12 terms·StudBud Administration·205 plays

school

Flashcards12 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 12

Answers

1
The soil of the Nile River valley is best characterized by what word?
barren
rocky
fertile
dry
2
Which represents a unique achievement of Kush's civilization
papyrus
Meroitic script
preparation for the afterlife
hieroglyphics
3
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
to serve as tombs for the pharaohs
to hold rebels as prisoners
to store grain and dried beans
to house farmers and their families
4
Kush is best remembered for
food shortages
trade networks with Greece and other parts of Africa.
queens called candaces
paying tribute to Egypt
5
What is commerce?
a type of luxury good
dependence on another country
buying and selling of goods and services
a military strategy
6
In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians had to be good in engineering and....
chemistry
astronomy
mathematics
anatomy
7
What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?
only educated Egyptians could understand it.
it was based on a star that appeared every three years
days were different lengths in different seasons
each year had a different number of days
8
What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?
cuneiform shapes
drawings or symbols
a numerical code
papyrus scrolls
9
How did the regions geography affect Kush?
The Nile did not flood each year in Kush.
Kush could not produce a surplus
Kushites did not have far to travel to attack their enemies.
The Nile's cataract made it difficult to travel by boat.
10
Kush conquered which kingdom?
Axum
Assyria
Egypt
Babylon
11
For what was papyrus used
making paper
building coffins
ink
making clay
12
Along with papyrus, the Egyptians also invented
bronze
glass
the wheel
subtraction