Nubia 101
_______ was a trade center of Nubia.
A. Athens
B. Meroe
C. MAdagascar
B. Meroe
AFter it bame free from Egyptian influence, Nubia ____.
A. Developed new religious practices
B. Kept the same religious practices
C. Gave up religion altogether.
A. Developed new religious practices.
Iron was important for ________?
A. Tools and Weapons
B. Roads
C. Cars
A. Tools and Weapons
The _____ ruled the Nubian people.
A. Africans
B. Egyptians
C. Asians
B. Egyptians
The _____ built pyramids similar to those built by ancient Egyptians.
A. Ancient Greeks
B. Incans
C. Nubians
C. Nubians
Meroe was _____ of Nubia.
A. An enemy
B. The Chief God
C. A trade center
C: A trade center
After Nubia was free from Egyptian Influence, Nubian art and architecture ______.
A. Developed into new Styles
B. Remained the Same
C. Vanished from Nubia
A. Developed into new styles.
What was the most valuable commodity of Nubia?
A. Silver
B. Diamonds
C. Gold
C. Gold
When the Egyptians dominated Nubia between 1950 and 1000 B.C., what happened to the Nubian religious practices?
A. Nubians worshiped Syrian gods.
B. Nubians worshiped Egyptian gods.
C. Nubians worshiped Nubian gods in secret.
D. Nubians worshiped Nubian gods openly.
B. Nubians worshiped Egyptian gods.
The Nubians, like the ______, practiced mummification.
A. Ancient Egyptians
B. Greeks
C. Early American settlers
A. Ancient Egyptians
Nubia's ____ established Meroe as a trading center.
A. Natural resources
B. mild climate
C. skilled work force
A. Natural Resources
After Nubia was free from Egyptian influence, Nubian religion _______.
A. Changed
B. Remained the same
C. Disappeared altogether
A. Changed
The Nubians used gold to _____.
A. Decorate buildings
B. Make jewelry
C. Both A and B
C. Both A and B
Why were the temples of Abu Simbel moved in 1964 from their original site?
A. Sudan wanted the temples moved out of modern-day Egypt.
B. England wanted the statues for display at the British Museum.
C. Egypt wanted to save them from the lake created by the Aswan dam.
D. Egypt wanted to move them to a more convenient site for tourists.
C. Egypt wanted to save them from the lake created by the Aswan dam.
What belief did Nubia share with Egypt that encouraged them to build pyramids?
A. Belief in one god
B. Belief in many gods
C. Belief in an afterlife
D. Belief in the god of the Nile
C. Belief in an afterlife
The Egyptians used Nubia as a source of ______.
A. Crops
B. Clean Water
C. Gold
C. Gold
After Nubia was free from Egyptian influence, Nubians ______.
A. Continued to worship the same gods they had always worshiped.
B. Began worshiping new gods.
C. Refused to worship gods.
B. Began worshiping new gods.
The Egyptians took gold, copper, and iron ore from the ______.
A. Africans
B. Spanish
C. Nubians
Why did the Egyptian soldiers leave Nubia to return to Egypt?
A. The Nubians asked them to leave.
B. The Nubians forced them to leave.
C. They left to fight in a war between Egypt and Phoenicia.
D. They left to fight in the civil war in Egypt.
D. They left to fight in the civil war in Egypt.
Why was it imprtant for Nubian children to learn the Egyptian and Nubian languages?
A. All Egyptian children learned the Nubian language.
B. All ancient children learned the Egyptian language.
C. Both languages were used in trade.
D. Both languages used the same alphabet.
The natural resources of Meroe, including timber and iron ore, made it a trade center.
A. True
B. False
A. True
Once Nubia was free from Egyptian influence, ______.
A. It's culture crumbled.
B. It remained rooted in the traditions of Egyptian culture.
C. New styles of art, architecture, and writing developed.
C. New styles of art, architecture, and writing developed.
What native commodity is sold in Khartoum that was also valued in ancient Meroe?
A. Milk
B. Cattle
C. Myrrh
D. Steel
C. Myrrh
Why didn't Egypt invade Nubia during the Classic Kerma period?
A. Gold had not yet been discovered in Nubia.
B. Iron had not yet been discovered in Nubia.
C. They were busy fighting the Hittites.
D. They were busy fighting Hyksos.
D. They were busy fighting Hyksos.
How did the people of Napata view their own culture compared to the Egyptian culture?
A. They thought they were better than the Egyptians.
B. They thought they Egyptians were better than the Nubians.
C. They thought they were heirs to the Egyptian traditions.
D. They thought they were independent from Egyptian traditions.
C. They thought they were heirs to the Egyptian traditions.