How did the region's geography affect Kush?

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 first pharaoh who united Upper & Lower Egypt

Kush is best remembered for

trade networks with Greece, Rome & other parts of Africa.

What is the source of the Nile?

the Blue Nile and the White Nile

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2020-21 ANCIENT EGYPT & KUSH PART 1

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1
Which Egyptian pharaoh built the most monuments?
Thutmose II
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
2
Egypt's Black Land was caused by
yearly flooding of the Nile.
damming the Nile River.
pollution created by farmers.
the deserts surrounding the Nile.
3
Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus were
the names of Egyptian pharaohs
the names of Egyptian gods
sacred texts in Egyptian religion
Greek gods who worshipped Kush
4
How did the region's geography affect Kush?
The Nile did not flood each year in Kush.
Kushites did not have to travel far to attack enemies.
Nile's cataracts made it difficult to travel by boat.
Kush could not produce a surplus.
5
What made the Egyptian lunar calendar difficult to use?
Days were different lengths in different seasons.
Each year had a different number of days.
It was based on a star that appeared every three years.
6
System of officials that pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was:
bureaucracy
communism
theocracy
democracy
7
What was the purpose of a pyramid?
to store grain and dried beans
to serve as tombs for pharaohs
to hold rebels as prisoners
to house farmers and their families
8
Who was Narmer?
a person belonging to the slave class
a village leader who kept records
a powerful priest from "the Two Lands"
the first pharaoh who united Upper & Lower Egypt
9
Kush is best remembered for
food shortages.
trade networks with Greece, Rome & other parts of Africa.
queens called candaces.
paying tribute to Egypt.
10
The Nubians of Kush created one of the first alphabets called:
fine script print.
cuneiform.
Meroitic script.
hieroglyphics.
11
What is the source of the Nile?
the Khartoum River
the highlands of West Africa
the Blue Nile and the White Nile
the Mediterranean Sea
12
When was Egypt the most powerful and prosperous?
during the Middle Kingdom
just after Narmer's unification
during the Old Kingdom
during the New Kingdom
13
For what was papyrus used?
making clay
building coffins
ink
making paper
14
Kush conquered which kingdom?
Axum
Babylon
Egypt
Assyria
15
A person who could knew how to write was called a
geographer
photographer
cartographer
scribe
16
The buying and selling of goods and services is called
interdependence.
commerce.
anatomy.
Meroitic script.
17
Trade promotes _____, or when countries depend on each other for goods they don't have.
commerce
scribing
interdependence
18
What does a hieroglyphic system use instead of alphabetic letters?
a numerical code
drawings or symbols
papyrus scrolls
cuneiform shapes
19
The structure of the human body and its organs is:
anatomy.
biology.
physiology.
photography.
20
A system of writing developed by Egyptians that used drawings and symbols for words or sounds:
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
calligraphy
Meroitic script

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