The Super, Mega Unit Two Social Studies Review

An important way historians learn about ancient Kush is through

How did the kandake Queen Amanirenas help protect Kush?

Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

How did Kush regain its independence from Egypt?

When people read from the Torah, they are reading from

The Ancient Egyptians made paper out of . . .

Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr al-Bahri?

What was an important duty of the vizier?

How did most government officials get their jobs?

Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?

The word exodus means “departure.” In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from

Meroë became especially well known for the production of

What technology enabled Assyria to defeat Kush?

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

Why do Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place?

How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?

What physical feature most contributed to the fertile soil and foreign trade in ancient Kush?

The ancient Israelites settled in

The Nile river's current flows/moves from_________________________________________.

The most important environmental factor is . . .

What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?

What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?

Which of the following is one of the gifts that the Nile gave the ancient Egyptians?

Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

Into which body of water does the Nile flow?

What advantage did Meroë have over Napata as a capital of Kush?

Who lived in Canaan?

How was the city of Yavneh important to the survival of Judaism?

In Ancient Egypt, what was the first step in preparing the body for the afterlife?

According to Jewish teaching, what did God promise by changing Abram’s name to Abraham?

How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?

Who unified the Israelites into a single nation?

What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?

Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?

Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?

Most peasants lived in

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

Why was Jerusalem considered a holy city?

What was the result of Yohanan ben Zakkai’s meeting with the Roman general?

Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?

For what achievement is King Piye of Kush remembered?

In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?

What is one characteristic for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?

According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?

Which of these is the best example of a question of ethics?

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?

Which of these events led to Kushites adopting Egyptian ways of life?

The festival of Passover celebrates the

Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple?

For which achievement is Solomon most famous?

The Mediterranean Sea provided all of the following EXCEPT:

Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

Which of these is the best example of a dynasty?

Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?

The main idea behind mummification was...

Senusret I controlled a source of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art. What was that source?

Which of these phrases best describes the Talmud?

Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was