Category 1
What are trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, and advanced technology characteristics of?
What is civilization
The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as
What is Tombs
Ancient Egypt was protected by natural barriers formed by
What is the desert
The Largest desert in Africa
What is the Sahara
What are Africa's savannas
What is Grassy plains
The main result of the domestication of animals was
What is a ready supply of meat and animal products
What was the dramatic and far-reaching change in human life caused by the discovery of farming
What is the Neolithic Revolution
The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in
What is the afterlife
What is the belief in many gods
What is Polytheism
This is the belief in, or worship of, spirits, including those of plants, animals, people, and natural forces
What is Animism
Slash-and-burn farming refers to
What is clearing land for farming
The theocracy of ancient Egypt was a belief in the divinity of
What is the Pharaoh
Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called
What is Hieroglyphics
This is the name of West Africa's earliest known culture. These people lived in what is now Nigeria
What is Nok
This is West Africa's earliest known city. It appears to have been inhabited between about 250 BCE and 1400 CE
What is Djenne-Djeno
This ruler, known for encouraging the expansion of trade, took power during the New Kingdom to avoid having a child ruler
Who is Hatshepsut
This kingdom was long dominated by Egypt but emerged as a regional power after the Egyptian empire declined
What is Kush
This Pharaoh ruled the New Kingdom and made Egypt a mighty empire. His invasion of Nubia greatly added to the territory and power of the empire
Who is Thutmose III
What was the main reason for the Egyptian empire's decline
What is opposition from new and powerful enemies
What conflict contributed to the fall of Aksum
What is conflict between Christian Aksumites and Islamic invaders
What were the results of agricultural villages (3 correct answers give one)
What is cultural life, Domestication, and Specialization
What did the pyramids show about the Old Kingdom dynasties of Egypt (3 answers give 1)
What is strong institutions, access to a good supply of stone, and well-developed mathematical and engineering skills
These nomads used chariots to invade an Egypt that had been severely weakened and divided by war
What is Hyksos
What was the relationship between Egypt and Nubia during the period of the New Kingdom
What is Egypt's dominance of Nubia
Why did the kingdom of Aksum decline and fall (3 answers give 1)
What is when it became isolated from other Christian states, became unable to maintain its trade, depleted its environment