the legendary first king of united Egypt

How did the narrowness of the Nile Valley in Nubia affect that country?

The cataracts of the Nile were much more severe.

What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?

c. Gods and the use of pyramids

Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?

Their culture was the same as Egypt’s.

Which of these is not a trait of the nile

never rained the same time every year.

Skilled artists painted on inside walls of pyramids and burial chambers depicting daily life so

provide person buried with servants and things they needed

buying and selling goods and services

The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that

served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.

What was the purpose of the pyramids?

to hold the remains of dead pharaohs

What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?

Every year had a different number of days

Skilled artists painted on the walls of the burial chambers showing Egyptian life primarily to

provide the person buried with servants and things

Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians

a. they were more motivated to trade.

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Ancient Egypt and Nubia

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1
Who was Narmer?
a powerful priest from "the Two Lands"
a person belonging to the slave class
a village leader
the legendary first king of united Egypt
2
What is the source of the Nile
the Blue Nile and White Nile
the Nubian River
the highlands of West Africa
the Khartoum River
3
What isolated Egypt from the outside influences?
deserts
rivers
flooding
Pharaohs
4
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a
Sirius calendar
solar calendar
lunar calendar
flood calendar
5
How did the narrowness of the Nile Valley in Nubia affect that country?
Nubia did not receive an annual flood
Nubians didn't have far to travel to attack their enemies.
The cataracts of the Nile were much more severe.
Nubia couldn't always produce enough food
6
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as
rocky
barren
fertile
dry
7
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as
fertile
rocky
barren
dry
8
What was papyrus used for?
building coffins
ink
writing
clay
9
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
d. A system of rule by queens
b. Its writing system
c. Gods and the use of pyramids
a. The use of iron, gold, and ivory
10
What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?
papyrus
drawings or symbols
musical notes
cuneiform
11
Along with papyrus, the Egyptians also invented
glass
subtraction
mummies
modern medicine
12
Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?
closer contact with other African peoples than the Egyptians
Their culture was the same as Egypt’s.
They developed their own writing system.
Their idea of kings as gods may have spread to Egypt.
13
Which group from outside the region pushed the Kushites out of Egypt?
Nubians
Lebanese
Piankhites
Assyrians
14
Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in Kadesh
Osiris
Ramses II
Menes
Hatshepsut
15
What difference between of Egypt and Nubia were the Nile cataracts responsible for
Engineering
Food production
Transportation
Government
16
A skilled worker who practices a trade or handicraft is
a priest
a pharaoh
a slave
an artisan
17
The Black Land was caused by
the deserts surrounding the Nile
yearly flooding of the Nile
the damming of the Nile River
pollution created by farmers
18
Which of these is not a trait of the nile
create a surplus so they could develop art
seen as a god because it gave life to the people
never rained the same time every year.
form a communication and trade pathway for north and south
19
Skilled artists painted on inside walls of pyramids and burial chambers depicting daily life so
provide person buried with servants and 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.
20
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a
solar calendar
Sirius calendar
flood calendar
lunar calendar
21
What is commerce?
dependence on another country
buying and selling goods and services
a type of Nubian luxury good
military strategy
22
Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus were
the words for Egyptian bodies after death
the names of Egyptian gods
the names of Egyptian pharaohs
Greek gods worshiped in Egypt
23
Another name for Nubia was
Egypt
Kush
Lebanon
Sudan
24
The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died.
told a story of an Egyptian official accused killing pharaoh
explained the pharaohs from one dynasty to the next
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
25
Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was called Kadesh
Osiris
Ramses II
Menes
Hatshepsut
26
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
to hold prisoners
to house farmers and their families
to hold the remains of dead pharaohs
to store grain
27
The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as
Black Land
Red Land
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
28
What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?
Only well-educated Egyptians could use the calendar
minutes were different lengths in the north than the south
was based on star Sirius which appeared only every 3 years
Every year had a different number of days
29
Queens of Nubia were called
meroe
candaces
napatas
pharaohs
30
The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as
Upper Egypt
Black Land
Lower Egypt
Red Land
31
Skilled artists painted on the walls of the burial chambers showing Egyptian life primarily to
provide the person buried with servants and things
encourage sightseeing and visitors to the tombs.
decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh
increase the value of the tomb and pyramid
32
Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians
b. many Nubians moved to Egypt.
d. they sold their surplus grain to Egypt.
c. they became accomplished sailors on the Nile.
a. they were more motivated to trade.

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