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Ancient Egypt and Kush
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An #ancienthistory quiz to review the facts of #egypt and #kush #fairviewmiddle
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1
The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called __________.
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
2
______ wrote and copied religious and literary texts.
Artisans
Scribes
3
Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods.
True
False
4
The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
their rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
that both farming and herding were important.
their joint rule with their respective queens.
that the Nile River flowed two ways.
5
Why did trade with Kush decrease over time?
New trade routes went around Kush
Kushite merchants were losing money
Kushite farmers could not grow any food
New trade partners disliked Kush
6
Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.
False
True
7
Pyramids are
temples where the people are allowed to come and pray.
stone tombs with four rectangle shaped sides.
warehouses where surplus food is stored.
royal tombs with four triangle shaped sides.
8
Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a __, triangle shaped area of soil deposited by a river
delta
cataract
9
Historians did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone was discovered.
True
False
10
Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile never flooded the land around it.
True
False
11
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the mummies whose ka was disturbed
the farmers whose small villages were unclean
the dynasty that was in power
the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
12
The first pharaoh built a new capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called
Pe
Nekhen
Memphis
Sinai
13
Egyptians believed that a person's ___ left the body and became a spirit after death.
ka
sarcophagus
14
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
series of rulers from different families
a collection of kingdoms
a collection of queens
series of rulers from the same family
15
The Nile River is the second longest river in the world.
False
True
16
Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian temple?
sphinxes
sanctuary
hieroglyphics
paintings
17
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
It collected payments from Sumer.
It collected taxes from the people.
The pharaohs' families paid the costs.
The priests held religious festivals.
18
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Ramses the Great
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tutankhamen
Ahmose of Thebes
19
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the afterlife
the heavens
the pyramids
the pharaohs
20
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other
Kush and Egypt attacked each other
Kush and Egypt traded with each other
Kush and Egypt built temples together.
Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together.
21
Over time, why were Kushite farmers unable to produce enough food for the people of Kush?
The rivers dried up because of a drought
The soil blew away because of overgrazing
The forest were used up to produce goods
The farmers were required to fight in wars
22
Many buildings in Meroë resembled Egyptian buildings. What can you infer from this?
The Kushites did not know how to construct good buildings
Kushite culture was influenced by Egyptian culture
Egyptian culture was inferior to Kushite culture
The Egyptians constructed better buildings than the Kushites
23
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh.
The tombs served as museums.
believed to be the safest places in the kingdom.
believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
24
Which of the following best describes how the geography of Nubia changed over time?
The number of resources increased.
The land became more fertile.
The amount of flooding increased.
The land became more desert-like.
25
The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the _________.
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
26
All of the following are ways that women were expected to participate in Kushite society except
women were able to hold positions of authority
women cooked and tended to their children
women worked long hours in the fields
women fought in Kushite wars
27
Which of the following explains how Kushites began to learn about other cultures?
their kings forced the people to travel to new places
farmers went to other lands to study farming techniques
their women visited the kings and queens of other cultures
their merchants traded with people from other cultures
28
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Numbia and Cairo
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
29
What ended the Kushite dynasty?
The Assyrians forced the Kushites out of Egypt.
Shabaka agreed to share Egypt with the Assyrians.
The Kushites returned the land to the Egyptians.
The Kushites moved their kingdom to Mesopotamia.
30
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians buried their dead in the river.
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
31
Most Egyptian children received an education.
False
True
32
Where was the Kushite city of Meroë located?
along the Red Sea
along the Mediterranean Sea
along the Nile River
along the Indian Ocean
33
The Egyptians called the kingdom to the south of Egypt ________.
Kush
Nubia
34
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
True
False
35
Hieroglyphics were always written horizontally from right to left.
False
True
36
Ramses the Great is best remembered
as a great warrior and builder.
for his ability as an artist.
for his untimely death at the hands of Ahmose.
as a great scribe.
37
Why might a Kushite king be grateful for the cataracts located on the Nile?
The cataracts were a steady source of food.
The cataracts helped keep Kush safe from Egypt.
The cataracts made it easy to grow various crops.
The cataracts allowed people to travel easily.
38
Temples were very plain and had little decoration.
False
True
39
The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods.
False
True
40
The ______ helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Temple of Karnak
41
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
farmer
scribe
merchant
architect
42
Which is an advantage that Egypt's location provided for early Egyptians?
It had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration.
It had natural barriers to protect against invaders.
It had temples in which to worship.
It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.
