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Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt & Nubia
Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt & Nubia
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1
Which difference between civilizations of Egypt &Nubia were the Nile cataracts responsible for?
Government
Food production
Transportation
Engineering
2
The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as
the Red Land.
the Black Land.
Upper Egypt.
Lower Egypt.
3
Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians,
they became accomplished sailors on the Nile.
many Nubians moved to Egypt.
they sold their surplus grain to Egypt.
they were more motivated to trade.
4
Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh?
Osiris
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
5
The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died.
explained the succession of pharaohs from 1 dynasty to next.
Egyptian official who was accused of killing a pharaoh.
6
Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services
bureaucracy
artistry
commerce
interdependence
7
From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about ___, or the structure of the human body and its organs
scribes
architecture
hieroglyphics
anatomy
8
Those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important inform & maintain records
scribes
artisans
pharaohs
bureaucrats
9
How were the Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?
They watched the horizon for the star Sirius to appear.
A lunar calendar ¬ed the event on the same date each yr.
not able to predict it b/c the flooding varied from yr to yr
Read ancient manuscripts that traced history of the Nile.
10
Artists created paintings in pyramids&burial chambers depicting daily Egyptian life primarily
decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh.
encourage sight-seeing and visitors to the tombs.
increase the value of the tomb and pyramid.
provide the person buried w/servants and things they needed
11
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
Gods and the use of pyramids
The use of iron, gold, and ivory
Its writing system
A system of rule by queens
12
What was unusual about Hatshepsut's rule?
She fought too many battles.
She co-ruled with her cousin.
She was a woman ruler.
She built a pyramid in Nubia.
13
The most important god of all those worshiped by the Egyptians was the sun god
Horus
Osiris
Isis
Amon-Re.
14
Because of the groups of rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts
silt would not build up at the mouth of the Nile.
Nubians were skillful sailors.
Egyptians couldn't trade w/countries on Mediterranean Sea.
ships could not travel upstream from Egypt.
15
What effect did continued trading with Egypt have on Nubian civilization?
Nubians wanted to leave their country and move to Egypt.
Nubians stopped trading with other African countries.
Nubians adopted many of the elements of Egyptian culture
Nubians learned to navigate the Nile River.
16
According to legend, 1st pharaoh & leader who united the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was
Hatshepsut
Seth
Ramses II.
Menes.
17
The Nile delta formed the region known as
Lower Egypt.
Upper Egypt.
the Red Land.
Nubia
18
To construct pyramids,Egyptians needed to be proficient in the fields of engineering and
astronomy
mathematics
chemistry.
anatomy
19
The system of offices and officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was called a
hieroglyphics
bureaucracy
scribes
anatomy
20
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a
solar calendar.
flood calendar.
Sirius calendar.
lunar calendar.
21
Egyptians were able to share and preserve knowledge thanks to officials called _____________ who knew how to write.
nobles
slaves
hieroglyphics
scribes
22
Trade between Nubia and Egypt created _____ since each country depended on the other for goods it did not have
interdependence
scribes
anatomy
pharaoh
23
In order to overcome death like Osiris, Egyptians believed that they needed to
have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile.
preserve their bodies for the afterlife.
burn their bodies in the temple.
pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain.
24
The Nubians created one of the world’s first alphabets called _______________ .
cuneiform
Spanish
English
Meroitic script
25
Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?
Their idea of kings as gods may have spread to Egypt.
They developed their own writing system.
Their culture was the same as Egypt’s.
closer contact w/other African peoples than the Egyptians.
