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Review AAH

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river runs through Egypt?

a)

Mediterranean River

b)

The Niger River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Red River

2.

What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil.

a)

The Sahara Delta

b)

The Nile River Delta

c)

The Mediterranean Delta

d)

The Mississippi River Delta

3.

The Nile River delta flowed into what large body of water?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Red Sea

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

4.

What desert is located to the west of the Nile River

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Nubian Desert

c)

Syrian Desert

d)

Mojave Desert

5.

What land is located south of Ancient Egypt?

a)

Africa

b)

India

c)

Memphis

d)

Nubia

6.

What important event took place each year that provided rich soil around the Nile River?

a)

The river flooded its banks

b)

Giant flocks of birds came through the land traveling south

c)

Huge storms came during the rainy season

7.

Nubia, like Egypt, had fertile lands, and smooth waters, along the Nile River

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians

a)

They were more motivated to trade

b)

Many Nubians moved to Egypt

c)

They became accomplished sailors on the Nile

d)

They sold their surplus grain to Egypt

9.

What city became the ironworking center of Central Africa during the time of the Nubians?

a)

Thebes

b)

Memphis

c)

Meroe

10.

What was the name of the first Kushite city?

a)

Meroe

b)

Memphis

c)

Thebes

d)

Kerma

11.

What leader led the Nubians to defeat the Egyptians in 750 BCE

a)

Queen Aminerenas

b)

King Piankhi

c)

King Menes II

d)

King Narmer

12.

Which ruler led the Kushites in a major defeat of the Roman Empire in 23 BC.

a)

King Piankhi

b)

King Rames II

c)

Queen Aminerenas

d)

King Namer

13.

Who was the Kingdom of Kush's primary customer in terms of trade?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Persians

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Greeks

14.

Which city helped the Kingdom of Aksum gain considerable wealth?

a)

Thebes

b)

Meroe

c)

Adulis

d)

Kerma

15.

Where was the Kingdom of Aksum located on the continent of Africa

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Congo

c)

The Horn of Africa

16.

What architectural achievement was the Kingdom of Aksum famous for?

a)

The Pyramids

b)

Religious Temples

c)

The Obelisk Stelae

17.

What made Aksum's the ideal location for trade?

a)

Its distance to the Nile River

b)

Its location in the Horn of Africa

c)

The fertile soil of East Africa

d)

Its proximity to the Red Sea

18.

Which Kingdom did Aksum conquer around the 4th-5th century?

a)

Egypt

b)

Kush

c)

Rome

d)

Indian