Module 18- Part 2

Geo and Nile Valley Kingdom

100

True or False: Cataracts created the border of Upper and Lower Egypt 

What is True 

200

What did the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt develop into a theocratic state? 

- Because the country was controlled by tribal elders

- Because the country was controlled by a foreign ruler

 - Because the government was ruled by religious authorities 

What is

 Because the government was ruled by religious authorities 

300

How were ancient Egyptians and ancient Mesopotamia similar societies?  

1. The people were mainly nobles 

2. The people worshiped many gods 

3. The people believed in afterlifes 

The people believed in afterlifes

400

Define and describe the difference of Upper and Lower Egypt 

• Upper Egypt- southern part of Egypt, located upriver in relation to the Nile’s flow (Southern Egypt) 

• Lower Egypt- northern part of Egypt, located downriver in relation to the Nile’s flow (Northern Egypt)

500

Which of the following is true of the pyramids built during the Old Kingdom period?

1. Workers were paid for their labor in gold 

2. Scientist agree they were built using large ramps and cranes 

3. They took many years to build and required the labor of thousands of workers

They took many years to build and required the labor of thousands of workers

Middle and New Kingdom

100

Define: The Rosetta Stone 

stone slab discovered in 1799 that was inscribed with Hieroglyphics and their Greek meanings

200

True or False Hieroglyphics were a trading system. 

What is False 

300

1. Which of the following characterizes the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt?

   1. Trade and military conquests brought great wealth to the pharaohs

   2. Pharaohs were too weak to rule effectively and often paid tribute to their neighbors 

   3. Pharaohs were afraid of foreign invasion, so they refused to trade with their neighbors 

Trade and military conquests brought great wealth to the pharaohs

400

Define: Payrus 

What is 

• long-lasting, paper like substance made from reeds 

500

1. Why was it difficult for modern scholars to read hieroglyphics?

   1. Papyrus paper is a fragile writing material 

   2. Ancient Egyptians kept poor written records of their history and religion 

   3. The ancient Egyptian language can be written horizontally, vertically, frontward, and backward

What is 

1. The ancient Egyptian language can be written horizontally, vertically, frontward, and backward

Kingdoms of Kush

100

Define: trade network

what is system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth 

200

What is Ebony?  

what is  a type of dark, heavy wood 

300

True or False: Ivory was imported? What is ivory? 

What is false it was exported and it is a white matter that comes from elephant tusks 

400

1. Why did Africans establish early settlements in Nubia, south of Egypt?  

   1. To be able to raid their northern neighbors 

   2. Because it contained fertile farmland along the Nile River 

   3. To be able to spread their culture to their northern neighbors

Because it contained fertile farmland along the Nile River