Chapter 5 Practice Test

The natural resources of Nubia included ____________ such as granite, for building.

• commercial

• raw materials

• decipher

• export

• annex

Nubia had a ___________ relationship with Egypt.

• commercial

• raw materials

• decipher

• export

• annex

Egyptian rulers were able to _____ northern Nubia by sending troops to defeat the Nubians.

• commercial

• raw materials

• decipher

• export

• annex

Nubian traders wanted to ________ products from Africa to southwestern Asia.

• commercial

• raw materials

• decipher

• export

• annex

Modern experts are still trying to ______ some ancient forms of writing.

• commercial

• raw materials

• decipher

• export

• annex

Where was Nubia located?

• along the upper Nile River

• North of Egypt

• in southeastern Africa

• in western Africa

What raw materials did the Nubians use to make valuable products for trade?

• fertile soil

• gold and iron

• wood from vast forests

• cataracts

What did Nubian traders import from the lands to their south?

• metal ores

• leopard skins

• glassware

• cattle

How is the Nile River in Nubia different from the Nile River in Egypt?

• The Nile in Nubia has a delta

• The Nile in Nubia has cataracts

• The Nile in Nubia has silt

• The Nile in Nubia flows south

When the Hyksos invaded Egypt, what did the Kushite king do?

• The Kushite king fled south beyond the third cataract

• The Kushite king sent troops to support the Egyptians

• The Kushite king became an ally of the Hyksos

• The Kushite king build a capital at Kerma