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Q: True or false: Archaeologists have made exact and detailed records of the lives of the earliest Africans
False, Archaeologists have not made exact and detailed records of the lives of the earliest Africans.
Q: Egyptian Culture spread northward along trade routes to Nubia and Kush
A: False, Egyptian culture spread southward along trade routes to Nubia and Kush
A: False, Egyptian culture spread southward along trade routes to Nubia and Kush
What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
hieroglyphics
What evidence shows that the Egyptians believed their pharaohs were gods?
A: They built vast pyramids for their tombs and buried them with many valuable things
What did these discoveries lead scientists to conclude?
These discoveries led scientists to conclude that Africa was home to the first people.
True or false: Cave and cliff paintings show the tools, weapons, and hunting methods of ancient Africans
True
Q: The kingdom of Kush collapsed because its iron industry was not profitable
A: Despite the loss to the Assyrians, Kush continued to flourish
Who was the king of Kush?
Kastha
Kush lost its power over Egypt because
the Assyrians invaded Egypt and forced the Kushites to retreat
What do we call a scientist who studies artifacts from long ago?
Archaeologists
True or false: The Nile valley, home of Africa’s first civilization, began as a hunting community
False, The Nile valley, home of Africa’s first civilization began as a farming community
King Ezana of Axum converted to Christianity and the religion spread throughout his kingdom
A: True
What was the site of bones and remains dating back 2 million years called?
Olduvai Gorge
How did Axum conquer Kush?
by using iron weapons
What kind of records help us to understand the early people of Africa?
Rock art (pictures on stone-- paintings on rock cliffs and cave walls)
True or False: Egyptians believed in life after death and buried rulers with everything they might need in the afterlife
True
Who was the christian king of Axum?
Ezana
Ancient peoples migrated from the Sahara region because…
it became too dry to support crops or animals
Where is the Olduvai Gorge?
Olduvai Gorge is located on the edge of the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania.
What conclusion can you draw about how early people lived in Northern Africa?
They were nomadic hunter-gatherers.
True or false: Ancient Egyptians began planting each year when the Nile flooded its banks
False, Ancient Egyptians began planting each year after the Nile flooded its banks
What is the ruler of ancient Egypt called?
Which of the following is not a reason for the development of a civilization near the Nile River
D: The climate was warm all year round
What happened there in the 1950s
A team of scientists, headed by Mary and Louis Leakey, found pieces of bone embedded in ancient rock.
What do the ancient rock paintings reveal about the Sahara thousands of years ago?
The sahara was once much wetter than it is today.