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Duplicate of Ancient Egypt and Nubia Quiz Review
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The Nubians created one of the world’s first alphabets called ________
hieroglyphics
Meroitic
papyrus
commerce
2
System of offices & officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government.
commerce
bureacracy
interdependence
anatomy
3
Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians ___________.
they sold their surplus grain to Egypt.
many Nubians moved to Egypt.
they became accomplished sailors on the Nile.
they were more motivated to trade.
4
Through ___, which is the buying &selling of goods & services, Egyptians obtained needed goods.
interdependence
barter
commerce
ivory
5
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as
fertile
rocky
barren
dry
6
Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?
Their culture was the same as Egypt’s.
developed their own writing system.
were in more contact with other Africans than the Egyptians.
their idea of kings as gods may have spread to Egypt.
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Egyptians developed writing that used drawings and symbols called to represent words or sounds.
hieroglyphics
Meroitic
interdependence
papyrus
8
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
Its writing system
Gods and the use of pyramids
The use of iron, gold, and ivory
A system of rule by queens
9
The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
the Black Land
the Red Land
10
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a _____.
flood calendar
Sirius calendar
solar calendar
lunar calendar
11
What difference between Egypt and Nubia were the Nile cataracts responsible for?
Government
Food production
Transportation
Engineering
12
Nubian king who conquered Egypt and declared himself pharaoh.
Khufu
Narmer
Ramses II
Piye
13
Artists made paintings on the walls of the pyramids & burial chambers depicting daily life to
provide the person buried with things they needed.
decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh.
increase the value of the tomb and pyramid.
encourage sightseeing and visitors to the tombs.
14
Trade between Nubia &Egypt created as each country depended on the other for goods & services.
commerce
ivory
economy
interdependence
15
The "Book of the Dead" was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that _____.
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
told of an official who was accused of killing a pharaoh.
explained the succession of pharaohs.
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died.
16
From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about ______.
hieroglyphics
anatomy
ivory
commerce
17
Which Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh?
Menes
Osiris
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
18
According to legend, the first pharaoh & the leader who united the kingdoms of Egypt was _____.
Narmer
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
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She was the first woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh.
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Piye
Khufu
20
Is considered by historians to be the last pharaoh of Egypt.
Piye
Narmer
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut