Ancient Africa: Everything you need to Ace World History

How did the Nile River help the Egyptian people?

• It gave them rich soil for farming which resulted in surplus of food.

• It gave them flooding every year that resulted in soggy soil and poor farming opportunities.

• It gave them access to the ocean.

• It gave them papyrus.

Who ruled Egypt?

• A king.

• A priest.

• A pharaoh.

• A president.

Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh with absolute power, which meant that whatever the pharaoh decided was law.

• True

• False

What major feat was accomplished during the Old Kingdom?

• Carthrage was founded during the Old Kingdom.

• The Old Kingdom was a stable period of expansion.

• The Nile River ran dry during the Old Kingdom.

• Both the great pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx were constructed during the Old Kingdom.

What was important about the Middle Kingdom?

• Pharaohs refused to provide aid for public projects.

• The great pyramids of Giza and Great Sphinx were constructed during the Middle Kingdom.

• The Middle Kingdom was a stable period of expansion.

Pharaoh's funded public projects like draining swampland and digging canals.

• True

• False

The Egyptians started out writing on clay, but eventually switched to a different material. What was it?

• Papyrus

• Papaya

• Stone

• Clay

What civilization founded Carthage?

• The Sicilians

• The Phoenicians

• The Nok people

• The Americans

Why was Carthage being located on the coast of North Africa so important.

• It allowed them protection from neighboring enemies.

• It allowed them to whale watch for entertainment.

• It allowed them to become one with the ocean.

• It allowed them to become a large trading empire with colonies like Spain and Sicily.

Who was Queen Cleopatra VII?

• She was the last Macedonian ruler.

• She is just a Halloween costume.

• She was married to King Tut.

• She tried to replace the Egyptian gods with monotheism.