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World History Chapter Three
What funded building projects in Moroë?
What was the purpose of the Egyptian bureaucracy?
World History Chapter Three
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1
What was the purpose of the Egyptian bureaucracy?
to ensure common people worshipped the pharoah
to keep the kingdom running smoothly and efficiently
to collect bribes, bounties, and a cut of txes to get wealthy
to control the flooding of the Nile
2
What funded building projects in Moroë?
trade in iron products
agriculture
tribute forced from conquered peoples
trade in gold
3
Egyptian women had more rights that women in other ancient civilizations.
False
True
4
Which of the following was one factor in the decline of Moroë?
destruction of Nubia's forests
an extended drought
depletion of iron ore reserves
Egypt's invasion of the kingdom
5
Why did the pharaohs of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom improve defenses along the Nile?
to protect trade routes
to restore stability to Egypt
to fight the Phoenicians
to defend against nobles from the Old Kingdom
6
In response to Egyptian influences, Kushite rulers built pyramids and had their bodies mummified for burial.
False
True
7
Where was the region of Nubia?
west of Egypt
south of Egypt
north of Egypt
in Southeast Asia
8
The pharaohs of the New Kingdom conquered Nubia and Kush to spread their religious beliefs.
True
False
9
Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a god in human form
pharaohs ruled the country using terror
Egyptians believed the pharaoh received instructions directly from vizier
the kingdom was small enough for one man to exercise complete control
10
All Egyptians were mummified at death.
False
True
11
Egyptians settled far from the Nile River to avoid annual flooding that could destroy their homes and fields.
False
True
12
Egyptians were interested in math and science because
they became intrigued by the writing of the ancient Greeks
their religion revolved around numericial patterns
they longed to understand how the world worked
they wanted to use them to improve their lives
13
Which of the following organs was left in the body when mummifying it?
the liver
the lungs
the heart
the brain
14
An Egyptian scribe working on a religious text would most likely use demotic writing.
True
False
15
Egyptian statues were often
detailed an unique
displayed in private homes
models for paintings
large and imposing
16
Why did pharaohs of the Egyptian New Kingdom build a strong military?
to protect Egypt against invasion
to defend against nobles from the Middle Kingdom
to protect trade routes
to restore stability to Egypt
17
Nubians were known as expert traders, archers, and pottery makers.
False
True
18
Why did Egyptians bury possessions with their dead?
so the ka would recognize its body
because inheritance was unknown in Egypt
to display the family's wealth and privilege
to sustain the ka in the afterlife
19
The Kushites alliance with the Hyksos when the Middle Kingdom collapsed would prove disastrous.
True
False
20
Based on tomb evidence, women in later Kush enjoyed a fairly high status.
True
False
21
Which of the following restored the worship of traditional gods?
Tut
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
22
What ended the Kushite rule of Egypt?
the end of the ice ages
the invasion of the Hyksos
the invasion of Assyrians
a decline in trade caused by increased competition and warfare
23
The Nubians rejected all Egyptian influences in religion and culture.
True
False
24
Why was Nubia's location a valuable resource?
it lay on busy trade routes between central Africa, Egypt, and the Red Sea
the mountainous terrain protected it from invasion throughout its history
its location on the Mediterranean Sea fostered its seafaring industry
it was located on a rare oasis in the Sahara Desert
25
Egyptians believed that Osiris brought civilizations into Egypt and later became the judge of the dead.
False
True
26
Why did Egypt decline following the reign of Ramses?
conflict with the Sea Peoples and power struggles among priests and nobles
the extravagence of Ramses the Great
the invasion of the Hyksos
the invasion of the Hittites
27
Nubia's economy differed from Egypt's in that it
remained closed to trade with other societies
had rich farmland but lacked Egypt's great mineral wealth
did not depend on the Nile
had great mineral wealth but lacked Egypt's rich farmland
28
Egypt became monotheistic during the reign of
Akhenaten
Menes
Tut
Hatshepsut
29
Pyramids were built primarily by slaves captured during warfare.
True
False
30
All children in Egypt learned to read and write.
False
True
