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5/4 Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which person matches the term? "Took over the rule of Egypt from Kush"

a)

Assyrians

b)

Meroe

c)

Napata

d)

Axum

e)

Nubia

2.

Which person matches the term? "a region that later became known as Kush"

a)

Assyrians

b)

Piye

c)

Napata

d)

Axum

e)

Nubia

3.

Which person matches the term? "capital city that was known as a great trading city and resembled an Egyptian city"

a)

Assyrians

b)

Piye

c)

Napata

d)

Meroe

e)

Nubia

4.

Which person matches the term? "the first city from which the earliest Kushite kings ruled"

a)

Assyrians

b)

Piye

c)

Napata

d)

Meroe

e)

Nubia

5.

Which person matches the term? "founded a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush"

a)

Assyrians

b)

Piye

c)

Napata

d)

Meroe

e)

Nubia

6.

Which person matches the term? "Invaded Kush and destroyed Meroe"

a)

Axum

b)

Piye

c)

Napata

d)

Meroe

e)

Nubia

7.

Nubia is located north of Egypt, along the Nile River.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Like the Egyptians, the Nubians relied on the Nile River for their water.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Nubians of Kerma grew wealthy from farming and mining gold.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Savannas are fertile marshes.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Nubian kings were buried with their treasures, like the Egyptian kings.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Egyptian culture had no influence on the Nubians, who had their own religion, system of writing, and tool-making skills.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Nubian people came from the African

a)

desert

b)

tropics

c)

savannas

d)

marshes

14.

This Nubian kingdom was formed when the stronger villages overtook weaker ones.

a)

Kerma

b)

Kush

c)

Napata

d)

Sudan

15.

As a result of being conquered by Egypt, Nubians

a)

accepted many Egyptian beliefs and customs

b)

gave up their previous way of life

c)

refused to accept any Egyptian beliefs and customs.

d)

stopped worshiping their own deities.

16.

Where was Meroe located?

a)

Delta marsh

b)

Nile river valley

c)

cataracts

d)

desert

17.

Why was Napata a favorable location for trade?

a)

A powerful king ruled the city.

b)

A strong army gave protection from bandits.

c)

There were many religious leaders based in the city.

d)

Trade caravans crossed the upper Nile there.

18.

Tell 1 way the city of Kush was similar to Egypt.

a)

Temples

b)

Tombs

c)

Pyramids

d)

Sculptures

19.

What is an export?

a)

goods sent out of the country

b)

goods sent into the country

20.

What is import?

a)

goods sent out of the country

b)

goods sent into the country

21.

How did iron help the Kushites?

a)

Just to carry around

b)

They didn't use iron

c)

Farmers used iron

d)

Warriors used them

22.

Who was Piye's father?

a)

Kashta

b)

King Tut

c)

Axum

d)

Nubia

23.

Which dynasty did Piye found?

a)

24

b)

23

c)

25

d)

30

24.
Which of the following was NOT part of the mummification process?
a)
burning the body on a raft on the Nile river
b)
placing the vital organs in canopic jars
c)
rubbing the body with natron salts
d)
wrapping the body in strips of linen cloth
25.
What does the term “pharaoh” mean?
a)
great house
b)
great ruler
c)
the king is god
d)
Egypt
26.
Which invention brought by the Hyksos eventually helped Egyptians win an empire?
a)
copper weapons
b)
granaries
c)
the chariot
d)
collapsible boats
27.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
28.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
29.
What vital organ did the Egyptians believe had to be weighed after death?
a)
intestines
b)
heart
c)
stomach
d)
liver
30.
Which geographic feature did NOT provide protection to the Egyptians?
a)
mountains
b)
desert
c)
delta
d)
cataracts
31.

Third female pharaoh of Egypt was....

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Imhotep

32.
a)
unskilled workers
b)
pharaohs
c)
traders
d)
artisans