Chapter 11-12 Quiz

The discovery of the ____ was the key historians needed to read hieroglyphics

Kush developed Africa's first _____ industry

stretch of rapids

What were the main Kushite imports?

imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human

Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

Which of the following best describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile?

Only members of Egypt's ____ could afford to have mummies made

Aksumite king who took over Kush in AD 350

In Egyptian art, ____ were usually drawn realistically

Early Nubian civilization was based on _____

A type of dark heavy wood

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Which group of Nubian people became leaders in their villages between 3500 BC and 2000 BC?

a white material made from elephant tusks

Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a ____, a triangle-shaped area of soil by a river

pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years

Predict what would have happened if Kushites did not have items to export

____ tried to restore old Egyptian practices that had become less popular

Ramses the Great is best remembered

The Kushite language was called

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian painting?

What can you infer from the fact that many buildings in Meroe resembled Egyptian buildings

The ____ made it difficult for other countries to invade Egypt

kingdom south of Egypt

The flooding of the ____ made it possible for the Nubians to farm

Egypt's first pharaoh

a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called the _____

Egyptians believed that a person's ____ left the body and became a spirit after death

What effect did the flooding of the Nile have on Nubians?

The first capital of Kush was ...

How did the Kushite dynasty end?

_____ was a lion-headed god worshipped by the Kushites

The Kushite language was adapted from the language of the _______

Which of the following supports the fact that Kushite society grew more complex over time?

people who trade goods

a system of people in different lands who exchange goods

A powerful pharaoh reunited the ____ around 2050 BC

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

How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?

pharaoh best known for monuments built to him

items sent for sale in other regions

The Kushites needed _____ in order to make iron tools

Kushite _____ were mostly crops and jewelry

What job employed the most people in Egypt?

_____ wrote and copied religious and literary texts

rapids along a river

What conclusion can you draw about the people who participate in trade networks?

The pharaoh ____ sent an army to take control of Kush around 1500 BC

Where was the Kushite city of Meroe located

Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

Which of the following best describes how geography of Nubia changed over time?

Which of the following best defines nobles

_____ was called the gift of the Nile because it allowed the region to thrive

a long-lasting, paperlike material made from reeds

goods brought in from other regions

Kushite leader who declared himself pharaoh, beginning the Kushite dynasty in Egypt

leader who extended Kushite territory north from Napata to the Nile Delta