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Ancient Egypt and Kush Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Egypt’s first pharaoh

a)

Menes

b)

Khufu

c)

King Ezana

d)

Piankhi

2.

The title used by rulers of Egypt

a)

authority

b)

nobles

c)

pharaoh

d)

monarch

3.

Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

Piankhi

c)

obelisk

d)

sphinx

4.

Steep rapids along a river

a)

waves

b)

ripples

c)

cataracts

d)

monsoons

5.

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him

a)

King Ezana

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Khufu

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

6.

People from rich and powerful families

a)

authority

b)

merchants

c)

contracts

d)

nobles

7.

Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

a)

pyramids

b)

papyrus

c)

mummies

d)

cataracts

8.

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

a)

obelisk

b)

exports

c)

engineering

d)

nobles

9.

A period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC

a)

Middle Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

First Kingdom

10.

Pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years

a)

Ramses the Great

b)

Menes

c)

Queen Hatshepsut

d)

Khufu

11.

Binding legal agreements

a)

authority

b)

imports

c)

contracts

d)

hieroglyphics

12.

A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds

a)

hieroglyphic

b)

obelisk

c)

contract

d)

papyrus

13.

A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

a)

pyramid

b)

sphinx

c)

obelisk

d)

papyrus

14.

Leader who built a kingdom that extended north from Napata to the Nile Delta

a)

King Ezana

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Piankhi

d)

Queen Hatshepsut

15.

A system of people in different lands who trade goods

a)

imports

b)

nobles

c)

trade network

d)

exports

16.

Leader of the Aksumite army that invaded Kush in AD 350

a)

King Ezana

b)

Khufu

c)

Queen Hatshepsut

d)

Menes

17.

Traders

a)

nobles

b)

imports

c)

exports

d)

merchants

18.

Items sent out to other regions

a)

exports

b)

contracts

c)

imports

d)

merchants

19.

Goods brought in from other regions

a)

exports

b)

imports

c)

merchants

d)

trade

20.

In which way should I have studied for this quiz, since all of these items are factual?

a)

Wait until Thursday and read over my key terms.

b)

Study a little each day.

c)

My photographic memory will kick in.

d)

What's studying?