Worksheets5.3 and 5.4 Egypt's Empire and The Rise of Kush
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What major change did King Amenhotep IV make?
He started a new religion that worshiped only one god, Aton.
He signed peace treaties with the Hittites and other kingdoms.
He sent armies to attack Nubia in the south and Syria in the north.
He restored Egypt by regaining territories lost by earlier pharaohs.
Thutmose III expanded the Egyptian empire through the use of ______.
war
trade
envoys
treaties
Why did the Egyptian empire weaken and fall after 1300 B.C.?
The people were too interested in their new religion.
The pharaohs had built too many temples and run out of money.
The Egyptians were attacked by a series of enemies.
The crops in Egypt failed because the Nile River stopped flooding.
The rebuilding of temples during the New Kingdom helped improve the Egyptian economy.
True
False
Egyptian pharaohs added to the wealth of the empire by demanding ______ from conquered kingdoms.
peace
tribute
incense
temples
Which group briefly ruled Egypt during the 1600s B.C.?
the Phoenicians
the Nubians
the Libyans
the Hyksos
Queen Hatshepsut, one of the few women to rule Egypt, expanded the empire through trade instead of war.
True
False
The Egyptians traded wheat, paper, gold, copper, and tools to the Phoenicians in return for ______.
incense and ivory
wood and furniture
beads and weapons
stone and clay tablets
The most successful pharaoh of the New Kingdom was ______.
Amenhotep IV
Tutankhamen
Akhenaton
Ramses II
Like Egypt, Nubia had a dry climate and needed water from the Nile River.
True
False
The Nubians of Kerma grew wealthy from farming and ______.
mining gold
fighting wars
herding cattle
building pyramids
During the 1400s b.c., what did the Nubians adapt while under Egyptian rule?
spoken language
irrigation techniques
trading practices
hieroglyphics
Kush gained its wealth mostly from demanding tribute from nearby kingdoms.
True
False
In 728 B.C., who founded a new dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush?
Kashta
Mero
Piye
Axum
Like the Egyptians, the Kushites built stone temples, monuments, and pyramid tombs.
True
False
What did the Kushites learn from the Assyrians?
to irrigate their land
to worship a single god
to build pyramids
to make iron
What key resource did Kushites have that allowed them to make iron?
sandstone
gold mines
trees for fuel
water from the Nile River
The Kush city of Meroë was different from most Egyptian cities because of its many ______.
iron furnaces
palaces and houses
temples to Amon-Re
graveyards
