Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt and Nubia

The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands is known as

• Upper Egypt

• the Red Land

• the Black Land

• Lower Egypt

Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh?

• Ramses II

• Hatshepsut

• Osiris

• Menes

The region formed by the Nile delta is known as

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

• the Red Land

• Nubia

Because of the groups of rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts

• Nubians were skillful sailors

• silt would not build up at the mouth of the Nile

• ships could not travel upstream from Egypt

• Egyptians could not trade with countries on the Mediterranean Sea

The Book of the Dead was a well known piece of Egyptian literature that

• served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls

• was a list of important citizens and officials who had died

• explained the succession of pharaohs from one dynasty to the next

• told the story of an Egyptian official who was accused of killing a pharaoh

Skilled artists created paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids and burial chambers depicting daily Egyptian life primarily to

• decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh

• encourage sight seeing and visitors to the tomb

• provide the person buried with servants and things they needed

• increase the value of the tomb and pyramid

The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a

• lunar calendar

• Sirius calendar

• flood calendar

• solar calendar

What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?

• The use of iron, gold, and ivory

• Its writing system

• Gods and the use of pyramids

• A system of rule by queens

Which of the following is NOT true of Nubians?

• They were in closer contact with other African peoples than the Egyptians.

• They developed their own writing system.

• Their idea of kings as gods may have spread to Egypt

• Their culture was the same as Egypt.

Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians

• they were more motivated to trade

• many Nubians moved to Egypt

• they became accomplished sailors on the Nile

• they sold their surplus grain to Egypt