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Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Answer Key
4. Hatshepsut preserved peace and
encouraged trade. Thutmose III led
his armies as far east as the Euphrates
River.
5. pharaoh
6. dynasties
7. absolute power
8. regent
Section 1 Reading Readiness
Guide
1. T
2. F, The Nile River flows north to the
Mediterranean.
3. T 4. T 5. T
6. F, In Egypt, the Nile could be used to
transport goods.
Section 2 Quiz
Section 1 Guided Reading
and Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
1. title of the kings of ancient Egypt
2. a series of rulers from the same
family or ethnic group
3. someone who rules for a child until
the child is old enough to rule
4. complete control over someone or
something
5. b 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. c 10. a
Herodotus
north
Sudan
Lower
Kemet
attacks
5000 B.C.
Nubia
cataracts
delta
silt
Section 3 Reading Readiness
Guide
1. T 2. T
3. F, Egyptians buried their dead with
possessions so that the souls could
survive.
4. T
5. F, The Great Pyramid is made up of
more than 2 million stones.
6. T
Section 1 Quiz
1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. d
6. d 7. a 8. c
Section 2 Reading Readiness
Guide
Section 3 Guided Reading
and Review
Students’ examples will vary. Correct
statements from the text should appear in
the What you learned column.
1. the chief god, who protected both
rich and poor
2. god of the living and dead; god of the
afterlife
3. mother figure who protected
children; wife of Osiris
4. Answers will vary.
5. a life after death
6. dead body preserved in lifelike
condition
7. a huge building with four sloping
triangular-shaped sides; built as royal
tombs in Egypt
8. an ancient Egyptian city; the site of
the Great Pyramid
Section 2 Guided Reading
and Review
1. Menes united Upper and Lower
Egypt; future pharaohs had absolute
power over the land and were
religious as well as political leaders.
2. The Old Kingdom was noted for its
well-run system of government.
3. Pharaohs built huge armies of foot
soldiers, mounted warriors, and
charioteers.
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Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Answer Key (continued)
5. near fourth cataract of the Nile
6. controlled Egypt; built pyramids, and
adopted many Egyptian customs
7. Meroë
8. on the Nile between the fifth and
sixth cataracts
9. learned to make iron; controlled trade
routes from Central Africa
10. a mineral or combination of minerals
mined for the production of metals
11. the region of ancient Nubia between
the first and second Nile cataracts
12. the region of ancient Nubia between
the second and sixth Nile cataracts
13. a worker who is skilled in crafting
goods by hand
Section 3 Quiz
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. d
6. a 7. d 8. d
Section 4 Reading Readiness
Guide
Students’ examples will vary. Correct
statements from the text should appear in
the What you learned column.
Section 4 Guided Reading
and Review
1. pharaoh: absolute ruler
2. upper class: nobles, priests, members
of pharaoh’s court
3. middle class: skilled workers,
merchants
4. peasants: workers who farmed the
land; built roads and temples
5. pictures and other written symbols
that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
6. an early form of paper made from a
reed found in the marshy areas of the
Nile delta
7. a scientist who studies the stars and
other objects in the sky
Section 5 Quiz
1. a mineral or combination of minerals
mined for the production of metals
2. region of ancient Nubia between the
first and second Nile cataracts
3. region of ancient Nubia between the
second and sixth Nile cataracts
4. a worker skilled in crafting goods by
hand
5. c 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. d 10. b
Target Reading Skill: Using
Context Clues
Section 4 Quiz
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. d
General Knowledge
Answers will vary.
6. a 7. b 8. b
Section 5 Reading Readiness
Guide
Definition and Description
Answers will vary.
1. T 2. T 3. T
4. F, There were times of conflict and
peace between Egypt and Nubia.
5. T 6. T
Cause and Effect
1. The effect is that Americans have the
right to freedom of religion, speech,
and the press.
2. The cause is the provisions of the
First Amendment.
3. From the context, provisions means
measures, actions, statements, or
laws.
Section 5 Guided Reading
and Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
Kerma
at the third cataract of the Nile
noted for its artisans and royal burials
Napata
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Answer Key (continued)
Definitions and/or examples will vary.
Nubia, ore, delta, silt, hieroglyphs,
papyrus, astronomers, artisan
Enrichment
Test A
Word Knowledge
1. c 2. g
Students choose one activity.
4. d
5. f
6. c
7. a
8. d 9. a 10. c 11. b 12. d 13. a 14. b
Skills for Life
15. The farmland along the Nile was vital
to Egyptian life. The earliest
communities were built in the delta
of Lower Egypt. The Nile was a trade
highway. The desert beyond
protected Egypt from attack.
16. Religion explained the workings of
nature. Egyptians preserved the
bodies of their dead, especially
pharaohs, who were buried in huge
pyramids. They were buried with
items for the afterlife.
17. Possible answers: Egyptian Trade
Routes, Egyptian Trade in the
Mediterranean Sea
18. to show the Egyptian trade routes
and trading centers
19. Answers should include two of the
following: Thebes, Giza, Saïs,
Aswan, or Napata
20. Knossos, Assur, Sumer, west through
the Libyan desert
1. The Fertile Crescent, Egypt, and the
area between
2. 2000 years
3. The trade routes follow rivers.
4. The trade routes avoid mountains
and deserts.
5. Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and the
Persian Gulf
6. Go by sea to Mersin and then one of
two overland routes to Nineveh, or
go overland the entire way.
MapMaster Skills:
Understanding Road Maps
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2.
3.
4.
3. h
1, 31, 32
route 32
Muswellbrook
288 km
Primary Sources and
Literature Readings
In Her Own Words: Hatshepsut
1. Hatshepsut refers to people of later
generations.
2. She feels that the people were content
with her rule. She believes Amun has
ordained her rule.
Test B
1. e 2. b 3. j 4. c 5. i 6. a 7. c
8. b 9. b 10. c 11. b 12. c 13. a 14. b
15. Nubians controlled Egypt when the
Egyptian Empire grew weak.
16. The river deposited soil. Rich
farmland developed in the delta. The
land produced surpluses,
encouraging development and trade.
The Nile provided food and
transportation.
17. The Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea.
18. solid lines
19. Knossos
20. northeast
In Her Own Words: Ankhesenpaton
1. Ankhesenpaton’s solution was to take
another king’s son as her husband
and king.
2. Hapshepsut wanted to become the
ruler while Ankhesenpaton would
choose a new husband to be king.
Vocabulary Development
pyramid, Giza, pharaohs, mummies,
afterlife, regent, dynasty, absolute power,
Nubia, cataracts, Upper Nubia, Lower
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