Chapter 5/6 - Ancient Egypt and Kush and Other African Kingdoms

Question 1

What is the vegetation zone around most of the Gulf of Guinea?

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rain forest

Question 2

The world's longest river is the

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Nile

Question 3

Desertification is a natural process that has been sped up by

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human activities

Question 4

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt was invaded from the northeast by the

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Hyksos

Question 5

By what major geographic feature was Thebes located?

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the Nile River

Question 6

Egyptian homes were made out of

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mud bricks

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT found in Madagascar?

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desert

Question 8

What is the vegetation zone of the Atlas Mountains?

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savannah, scrub, and woodland

Question 9

More than 40% of the African continent is covered by

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savannahs

Question 10

Ezana changed Aksum's religion when he converted to

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Christianity

Question 11

The Old Kingdom started about

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2575 B.C.

Question 12

Pharaoh Khufu built the

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Great Pyramid

Question 13

Astronomy helped ancient Egyptians develop

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a calendar

Question 14

What vegetation zone is the Sahara?

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desert

Question 15

Which of the following borders the Red Sea?

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Eastern Desert

Question 16

The language that has most influenced other African language is

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Bantu

Question 17

Piankhi, the Kushite king, gained control over Egypt by conquering

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Memphis

Question 18

The iron-producing capital of Kush was

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Meroë

Question 19

The queen who became pharaoh after her husband died was

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Hatshepsut

Question 20

One waterway that was NOT used for trade by Aksum was the

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Mississippi River

Question 21

One of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt was that of the

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priest

Question 22

How many cataracts are located along the Nile River?

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5

Question 23

Which of the following was located in Lower Egypt?

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Pi-Ramses

Question 24

Adulis was the

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center of iron production for Aksum

Question 25

Pharaoh Akhenaton changed Egypt's

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religion

Question 26

The Egyptian religion was

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polytheistic

Question 27

What period in Egypt does this map cover?

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the New Kingdom

Question 28

What does this map show?

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vegetation zones of Africa

Question 29

One early southeast African group that manufactured iron was the

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Nok

Question 30

The region just south of Egypt was called

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Nubia

Chapter 5/6 - Ancient Egypt and Kush and Other African Kingdoms

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Chapter 5/6 - Ancient Egypt and Kush and Other African Kingdoms

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