Multiple Choice 1
When was ancient Egypt the most powerful and prosperous
A. Just after Narmer's unification
B. During the New Kingdom
C. During the Old Kingdom
D. During the Middle Kingdom
What is....
B During the New Kingdom
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as:
A. Fertile
B. dry
C. rocky
D. Barren
What is...
A Fertile
In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be proficient in engineering and ?
What is mathematics
Papyrus was used as ________
What is paper
True or False
The advantage of establishing Meroe as the new capital of Kush was that is was located near iron deposits and trade routes?
What is
True
Because there was less land to farm in Kush than in Egypt,
A. Kushites were more motivated to trade
B. Many Kushites moved to Egypt
C. Kushites became accomplished sailors on the Nile
What is
A. Kushites were more motivated to trade
Pharaohs were considered...
A. famous
B. gods on Earth
C. powerful kings
D. priests
What is
B. gods on Earth
Hieroglyphics allowed ancient Egyptians to document their ____________
What is Knowledge
In ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain records were called?
What is
Scribes
True or False
During her reign as pharaoh, Katshepsut increased Egypt's wealth by growing crops?
What is False
She expanded wealth by expanding TRADE
What effect did continued trade with Egypt have on the Kush civilization?
A. They stopped trading with other African kingdoms
B. They wanted to leave their country and move to Africa
C. They adopted many elements of the Egyptian culture
D. They learned how to navigate the Nile River
What is
C. They adopted many elements of the Egyptian culture
How did Egypt's grain surplus encourage people to become artisans?
A. Roads were built
B. Weavers and potters created containers for storing surplus crops
C. Rulers used the surplus to buys goods such as cloth, jewelry, and luxury goods
D. Farmers hired craftworkers to make new agricultural tools
What is
C. buy goods
Mummification involved the preservation of _____ _______ for the ___________.
What is Dead Bodies, Afterlife
In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to what?
What is
have their bodies preserved for the afterlife
By using mummification and the process of preparing the bodies, this allowed Egyptians to become skilled ____________.
What is
Surgeons
What were major Kushite accomplishments? Choose the TWO correct answers
A. the invention of one of the world's first alphabets
B. the defeat of Assyrians and Babylonian troops
C. the development of Africa's first ironworking center
D. peace treaties with the Babylonians, the Syrians, and the Hittites
What is
A, C
The invention of world's first alphabet and ironworking center
What the burning of sands known as?
A. Lower Egypt
B. Red Land
C. Upper Egypt
D. Black Land
What is
B. Red Land
The Book of the Dead is a well-known piece of ancient Egyptian literature that....does what?
What is...
A guide to the afterlife for the souls of the dead
Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services, which is called what?
What is
Interdependence
What functions did Egypt's bureaucracy perform for the Pharaoh? There are TWO answers
A. it laid plans for irrigation of the Nile
B. collected taxes from farmers
C. distributed surpluses to officials, priests, and merchants
D. produced currency
What is
B, C
collected taxes from farmers and distributed surpluses
What were possible consequences of a drought in ancient Egypt. choose TWO
A. Forest fires would break out and destroy homes
B. The yield of grain crops would decrease
C. Not having enough food would cause people to go hungry
D. The sands would become hot and burning
What is
B, C
grain crops would decrease and people would go hungry
How did Kush's location (geographically) help it become a powerful nation?
A. provided a trading link between Africa south of the Sahara and Egypt
B. created competition with Egypt
C. allowed Kushites to travel by boat, which was faster than foot.
D. None of the above
What is
A provided a trading link
From the top to bottom, what is the correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt? HINT: there are 5
What is
Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Merchants, and Farmers
The purpose of tomb paintings was to _____
What is...
to provide the buried person with the objects that are shown in the painting
Describe how Hieroglyphics of the Egyptians differed from previous peoples studies
What is
Papyrus allowed Egyptian writings to be much more easily transportable than writings of earlier civilizations.
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