How did the region’s geography affect Kush?

The Nile’s cataracts made it difficult to travel by boat.

What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?

Each year had a different number of days.

the legendary first king of united Egypt

Kush is best remembered for

trade networks with Greece and other parts of Africa.

What is the source of the Nile?

the Blue Nile and the White Nile

buying and selling goods and services

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Ancient Egypt and Kush

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1
How did the region’s geography affect Kush?
The Nile’s cataracts made it difficult to travel by boat.
Kush could not produce a surplus.
The Nile did not flood each year in Kush.
Kushites did not have far to travel to attack their enemies.
2
What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?
It was based on a star that appeared every three years.
Each year had a different number of days.
Only educated Egyptians could understand it
Days were different lengths in different seasons.
3
For what was papyrus used?
building coffins
ink
making clay
making paper
4
Who was Narmer?
the legendary first king of united Egypt
a powerful priest from “the Two Lands”
a person belonging to the slave class
a village leader who kept records of events
5
Egypt’s Black Land was caused by
yearly flooding of the Nile.
pollution created by farmers.
the damming of the Nile River.
the deserts surrounding the Nile.
6
Which represents a unique achievement of Kush’s civilization?
hieroglyphics
Meroitic script
preparation for the afterlife
papyrus
7
Kush is best remembered for
food shortages.
trade networks with Greece and other parts of Africa.
paying tribute to Egypt.
queens called candaces.
8
Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus were
the names of Egyptian pharaohs.
the names of Egyptian gods.
Greek gods worshipped in Egypt.
sacred texts in Egyptian religion.
9
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
to serve as tombs for pharaohs
to store grain and dried beans
to hold rebels as prisoners
to house farmers and their families
10
What is the source of the Nile?
the Mediterranean Sea
the highlands of West Africa
the Blue Nile and the White Nile
the Khartoum River
11
Along with papyrus, the Egyptians also invented
the wheel.
glass
subtraction
bronze
12
Kush conquered which kingdom?
Axum
Egypt
Assyria
Babylon
13
Which Egyptian pharaoh built the most monuments?
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Thutmose II
14
What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?
drawings or symbols
papyrus scrolls
a numerical code
cuneiform shapes
15
What is commerce?
a type of luxury good
buying and selling goods and services
dependence on another country
a military strategy

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