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Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt, Nubia, Kush and the Nile
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The pharaoh best known for the monuments built to him is
Khufu
Piankhi
Menes
Tut
2
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is known as
papyrus
pyramid
obelisk
engineering
3
How do you know at one time Egypt and Kush got along?
Egypt and Kush traded with each other.
They built temples together.
Egypt and Kush attacked each other.
Egypt & Kush battled Aksum together.
4
When did Egyptians start building pyramids?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Late Kingdom
5
When was Kush at the height of its power?
AD 300s
BC 1000s
BC 600s
1947
6
What was the political order of Egypt in 3200 BC based on?
merchants building trade routes
wealthy fisherman emerging as leaders
priests helping build pyramids
farmers emerging as leaders
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Paper made from reeds was called
cartouche
sarcophagus
menes
papyrus
8
How did Egyptian civilization develop?
Villages replaced towns.
Farms replaced cities then pyramids.
Cities broke off into farms.
Farms grew into villages then cities.
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Who attacked Egypt in the 700s BC?
Kashta
Shabaka
Ezana
Piankhi
10
What helped historians understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Calligraphy
Hammurabi's Code
cartouche
11
What happened after Egypt conquered Kush?
Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kushite kings.
Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture.
Kushite language became the language of Egypt.
Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture.
12
A system of people from different lands who trade goods is called
barter
trade network
contracts
Flea Market Flip
13
Who was put in pyramids?
Pharaohs
captured slaves from countries outside of Egypt
retired artisans
farmers who were loyal to Ra
14
What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the new kingdom?
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
Egypt's creation of an army
Egypt's creation of a pyramid
Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula
15
Binding legal agreements are known as
testament
papyrus
contracts
settlement
16
Egypt's first pharaoh was
Tut
Piankhi
Menes
Hatshepsut
17
By the 1400s Egypt was a leading military power. What does that say about their resources?
it was a rich country
it was a poor country
its resources were heavily taxed
its resources were being sent to other countries
18
What was so special about King Tut's tomb?
His tomb wasn't raided.
The top of the pyramid was coated in gold.
He wasn't in there.
It was taller than all the rest of the pyramids.
19
Why is Queen Hatshepsut such a mystery?
She was from China.
Most evidence of her rule was erased.
She started ruling Egypt in her teens.
She was an identical twin.
20
The leader of the Aksumite army that invaded Kush in AD 350 is
Menes
Piankhi
King Ezana
Khufu
21
A tall, 4-sided pillar with a pointy top is known as a(n)
cartouche
pyramid
obelisk
sarcophagus
22
Who paid for all those temples and pyramids?
payments from Sumer
religious festivals held by priests
taxes from the people
pharaoh's families
23
Why were tombs filled with treasures?
Egyptians thought they were the safest places in the kingdom
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed them in the afterlife.
Tombs were private storage places for pharaohs
Tombs were used as museums
24
How did Kushites begin to learn about other cultures?
Kushite kings forced people of Kush to visit other places
Kushite farmers traveled to learn farming techniques.
through trade
Kushite women visited other cultures.
25
Where was the largest amount of gold found in Ancient Egypt?
Mycenae
the Western Desert
the Euphrates River
the Nubian Desert
26
What did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
increase in population
Sumerian Influences
Increase in farming
need for government officials
27
Kushites spoke Meroitic. Where did they get that language?
developed by the Kushites
borrowed from the Assyrians
adapted from the Egyptians
borrowed from the Greeks
28
An imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal is called a
obelisk
sphinx
pharaoh
mummy
29
Who united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC?
Ahmose of Thebes
Mentuhotep II
King Tut
Queen Hatshepsut
30
What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?
She was the only woman to rule Kush.
She ruled Kush all on her own.
She led the Kushite army to many victories.
She was the first woman to rule Kush.
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What was the name of the southern part of ancient Egypt?
Mycenae
South Egypt
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
