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1
The Greek historian Herodotus proclaimed Egypt "the gift of the Nile" because, in his account,
A)the process of desiccation forced Paleolithic human groups to migrate from the Sahara to the valley of the Nile.
B)the Egyptians depended on the Nile for drinking water.
C)the reliable rhythm of the Nile created fertile land, which supported a remarkably productive agricultural economy.
D)Egyptian myth had their people emerging out of the river.
E)all of the above.
2
Around 5000 B.C.E. the climate in northern Africa began to change by
A)getting colder and wetter.
B)getting colder and drier.
C)getting hotter and drier.
D)getting rainier.
E)getting hotter and wetter
3
Which of the following is true of the Nile?
A)By worldwide standards it is a relatively short river.
B)It is unusual in that it is navigable throughout its length.
C)Prior to the construction of the Aswan dam in 1968 it flooded very predictably.
D)It flows from east to west.
E)none of the above.
4
In contrast to Egypt, Nubian agriculture
A)had to rely on rainfall.
B)required extensive preparation of the soil and irrigation.
C)was unable to sustain a large population.
D)was not an important factor in their economy.
E)none of the above.
5
Unification of Egyptian rule came about through the conqueror
A)Menes.
B)Hatshepsut.
C)Ta-Seti.
D)Khufu.
E)none of the above.
6
The Egyptian pyramids
A)were built during the Old Kingdom.
B)served as royal tombs.
C)are testimony to the power of the pharaoh.
D)stand at Giza.
E)all of the above.
7
Mummification, pyramids, and funerary rituals in ancient Egypt were extremely costly a. and troublesome. The customs prevailed for several thousand years because
A)the ruling elites perceived a need for demonstrating their power and wealth.
B)Egyptians believed in an afterlife.
C)the pharaohs tried to solve the problems of population pressure and unemployment.
D)the pharaohs had slaves who could perform all these tasks.
E)all of the above
8
In ancient Egypt, the largest pyramid was that of
A)Khufu.
B)Menes.
C)Horus.
D)Tuthmosis III
E)Akhenaten.
9
After the Hyksos invasion
A)the Middle Kingdom began.
B)the Egyptians started using iron.
C)the Nubians rose up and pushed them out.
D)the Egyptians adopted horses and chariots in their military.
E)all of the above.
10
After the tenth century, the Kingdom of Kush
A)conquered Egypt.
B)established a capital at Napata.
C)claimed the title of pharaoh.
D)warred with the Assyrians.
E)all of the above.
11
People in Sudan domesticated cattle after 9000 B.C.E., but did not begin to cultivate food crops until 500 B.C.E.
A)True
B)False
12
Early agricultural societies in Egypt were influenced by both sub-Saharan Africa and the eastern Mediterranean basin.
A)True
B)False
13
Nubia and Egypt remained largely isolated from one another until the New Kingdom.
A)True
B)False
14
Under Thutmosis III, New Kingdom Egypt extended its control over the eastern Mediterranean.
A)True
B)False
15
Egypt annexed the Kingdom of Kush in 760 B.C.E.
A)True
B)False
16
Which of the following was not an important city in ancient Egypt?
A)Meroë
B)Tanis
C)Heliopolis
D)Thebes
E)Memphis
17
Unlike Egypt, Nubian society
A)was very egalitarian.
B)was fundamentally democratic.
C)was patriarchal.
D)saw many more women rulers.
E)all of the above
18
Technologically speaking, the Nile societies
A)were slower to develop metallurgy than Mesopotamia was.
B)learned iron metallurgy from sub-Saharan African cultures.
C)developed systems of water transport like the sailboat.
D)produced fine linen textiles.
E)all of the above
19
Which of the following is true of Egyptian writing?
A)It failed to play an important part in ancient Egyptian society
B)Most writing was done on clay tablets
C)It was unintelligible to the Nubians
D)It included hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, and Coptic scripts
E)none of the above
20
All of the following were important Egyptian gods except
A)Osiris.
B)Amon.
C)Aten.
D)Sebiumeker.
E)Re.
21
A significant difference between Nubian and Egyptian religion was that
A)Nubians did not build pyramids.
B)Nubians did not recognize Egyptian sun gods.
C)Nubians did not mummify their dead.
D)Nubians did not have priests.
E)all of the above
22
The original Bantu people
A)spoke a language in the Niger-Congo family.
B)settled mostly on the banks of rivers.
C)came from what is now Nigeria.
D)cultivated yams and palm oils.
E)all of the above
23
With regard to the Bantu migrations,
A)their suddenness suggested displacement by hunting/gathering people.
B)they placed pressure on the forest dwellers.
C)they never migrated south of the equator.
D)they gave up living along rivers for moving inland.
E)all of the above
24
Iron metallurgy
A)was learned by the Africans from the Hittites.
B)eventually was displaced by bronze metallurgy.
C)never spread south of the Sahara.
D)helped the Bantu expand their agricultural land.
E)none of the above
25
Which of the following is associated with agricultural societies south of the Sahara?
A)cultivation of yams, oil palms, and sorghum
B)herding sheep, cattle, pigs
C)age sets and initiation rites
D)monotheistic religions
E)all of the above
26
Egypt's bureaucratic central government fostered social mobility.
A)True
B)False
27
Nile societies developed bronze metallurgy much earlier than their Mesopotamian counterparts.
A)True
B)False
28
Pharaoh Akhenaten fostered one of the earliest monotheistic religions centered on the worship of the god Aten.
A)True
B)False
29
Scholars have used Nubia's phonetic Meroitic script to learn about a great deal about later Nubian culture.
A)True
B)False
30
While Egyptian gods such as Osiris were popular in Nubia, they did not replace indigenous deities.
A)True
B)False





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