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Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt and Kush
Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt and Kush
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1
Which kingdom conquered Kush in the AD 300s?
Egypt
Aksum
Ethiopia
Ezana
2
How did Egypt afford to build great pyramids and temples?
The pharaoh's families paid for them.
It collected payments from Sumer.
The gods paid for them.
Egypt collected taxes from the people.
3
Who did the Egyptians blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
Dynasty
Farmers
Mummies
Pharaoh
4
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
The tombs were safe from thieves.
The dead enjoyed these items in the afterlife.
The tombs were used for storage.
The tombs were museums.
5
What ended the Kushite Dynasty (or 25th Dynasty?)
Hittites invaded.
Assyrians invaded.
Aksum invaded.
Weakened trade
6
What are pyramids?
Tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides
Temples for religious worship
Tombs with four triangle-shaped sides
Warehouses to store surplus food
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What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 BC?
Kushite language was spoken in Egypt.
Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture.
Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture.
Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kushite kings.
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Which factors led to the decline of Kush?
All of the above
Overgrazing
Weakened Trade
Deforestation
9
What is a dynasty?
Collection of kingdoms
Collection of queens
Series of rulers from the same family
Series of rulers from different families
10
Why was the Nile River Valley well suited for settlement?
It included areas for hunting.
It included fertile soil for farming.
It helped unify the country.
It supported desert plants and birds.
11
Why would a Kushite king be grateful for the cataracts located on the Nile River?
It kept Kush safe from invaders.
It was a steady source of food.
It allowed for easy travel.
It helped grow plentiful crops.
12
Which Egyptian ruler expanded trade routes during the New Kingdom?
Queen Hatshepsut
Shabaka
Ramses the Great
Ahmose
13
Why was finding the Rosetta Stone important?
It allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics.
It contained King Tut's curse.
A French soldier became famous.
It allowed historians to understand Greek.
14
Which ruler drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom?
Ramses the Great
Khufu
Queen Hatshepsut
Ahmose
15
Which factor contributed MOST to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
Egypt's creation of the pyramids
Menes created an army.
Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula
16
Besides a stable food supply, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide early settlers?
It had Sumerian artwork for decoration.
It had natural barriers for protection from invaders.
It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.
It had many temples to worship.
17
Which job employed the majority of the people in ancient Egypt?
Scribes
Merchants
Farmers
Pharaohs
18
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Ramses the Great
King Tutankhamen
Menes
Khufu
19
What is the central belief of the Egyptian religion?
Afterlife
Pharaohs
Pyramids
Heavens
20
Which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid at Giza built for?
King Tut
Shabaka
Khufu
Ramses
21
What are the names of the two regions of ancient Egypt called?
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Tigris and Euphrates
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
Upper Egypt and Nubia
22
Which Kushite military leader conquered Egypt?
Aksum
Queen Shanakhdakheto
Piankhi
King Ezana
23
Why did the first pharaoh of Egypt wear a double crown?
Because the Nile River flows in two directions
To symbolize one king and one queen
Because both farming and hunting were equally important
To symbolize his rule over Upper and Lower Egypt
24
What is Ramses the Great best remembered for?
His artistic ability
His undisturbed tomb
As a great scribe
His military skills and monuments
25
Who founded Egypt's first dynasty and was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
King Tut
Ramses
Khufu
Menes
26
What geographic features protected Egypt from invasion?
Cataracts in the Nile River
All of the above
Vast desert
Mediterranean and Red Seas
27
Where was Shabaka buried?
Chariot
Pyramid
River
Temple
28
Egyptian burial practices involved
Carrying the dead to a neighboring country.
Having a funeral service.
Preserving the bodies as mummies.
Buried the bodies in the Nile River
29
Why were farmers unable to produce enough food for the people of Kush?
The farmers were required to fight in wars.
Deforestation
The rivers dried up.
Soil blew away because of overgrazing.
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What was the relationship like between Egypt and Kush?
They shared similar cultures.
They fought.
All of the above.
They traded.
