What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?

She was the first woman to rule Kush

Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other?

Kush and Egypt traded with each other

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

Which of the following BEST describes how Egyptian civilization developed?

Farms grew into villages and then cities

The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on....

wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders

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Ancient Egypt and Kush - Ancient Civilizations

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1
What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?
She was the only woman to rule Kush
She was the first woman to rule Kush
She led the Kushite army to many important victories
She ruled Kush all on her own
2
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other?
Kush and Egypt built temples together
Kush and Egypt traded with each other
Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together
Kush and Egypt attacked each other
3
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
The priests held religious festivals
The pharaoh's family paid for it
It collected taxes from people
It collected payments from Sumer
4
Meroitic, the Kushite written language, was...
developed by the Kushites
adapted from the Eygptians
borrowed from the Greeks
borrowed from the Assyrians
5
_______ united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 B.C.
Ahmose of Thebes
Mentuhotep II
6
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
False
True
7
Which of the following did NOT cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom
need for government officials
increases in population
Sumerian influences
increase in farming
8
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom
The tombs served as museums
The tombs were the private storage rooms for the pharaoh
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
9
By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power.
False
True
10
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called _________.
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
11
In the 700s BC, King ____________ attacked Egypt
Shabaka
Kashta
12
Which of the following BEST describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
Villages replaced towns
Cities broke off into scattered farms
Farms replaced cities and then pyramids
Farms grew into villages and then cities
13
Which area was probably the largest source of gold for the Eygptians?
the Nubian Desert
Mycenae
the Western Desert
the Euphrates River
14
The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the ___________ .
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
15
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on....
priests who helped build the temples
merchants who helped build trade routes
wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders
wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders

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