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Section Quiz
Ancient Egypt and Kush
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the
word pair that best completes each sentence.
1. The ________________________ is the longest river in the world.
(Nile/Nekhan)
2. In ________________________, the Nile joined the Mediterranean Sea.
(Upper Egypt/Lower Egypt)
3. The rocky, hilly land of south Egypt caused ________________________, or
steep rapids, to form. (cataracts/deltas)
4. A triangle-shaped area of land made by soil deposited by a river is called a
________________________. (swamp/delta)
5. Without the annual ________________________, people never could have
settled in Egypt. (rainfall/floods)
6. ________________________ in Egypt grew wheat, barley, fruits, and
vegetables, and raised cattle and sheep. (Farmers/Invaders)
7. Around 3100 BC, a leader named ________________________ rose to power
in Upper Egypt. (Pe/Menes)
8. A new capital city named ________________________ was built at the
southern tip of the Nile Delta. (Thebes/Memphis)
9. A ________________________ is a series of rulers from the same family.
(dynasty/pharaoh)
10. Pharaohs used a double ________________________ to symbolize their rule
over Upper and Lower Egypt. (title/crown)
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Section 2
MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, place, or person
that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
____ 1. A period in Egyptian history that lasted
from 2700 BC to 2200 BC
____ 2. Pharaoh who ruled in the 2500s BC
____ 3. People from rich and powerful families
a. afterlife
b. elite
c. embalming
d. engineering
____ 4. Life after death
e. farmers
____ 5. A person’s life force
f. ka
____ 6. A method used by Egyptians to preserve
bodies for years
g. Khufu
____ 7. Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
h. mummies
____ 8. Royalty or people of wealth and power
____ 9. Huge stone tombs with four triangleshaped walls
____ 10. The application of scientific knowledge for
practical purposes
i. nobles
j. Nubia
k. Old Kingdom
l. pyramids
m. tomb
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Section 3
TRUE/FALSE Read the FALSE statements below. Replace each underlined word
with one from the word bank that makes each sentence TRUE.
trade
Hyksos
Hittites
legal rights
Middle Kingdom
1. The Old Kingdom was a period of order and stability that lasted until about
1750 BC.
_______________________________________________________________
2. The Babylonians ruled Lower Egypt until the mid-1500s BC.
_______________________________________________________________
3. Queen Hatshepsut used wealth from invasions to support the arts and
architecture.
_______________________________________________________________
4. Ramses the Great signed a peace treaty with the New Kingdom.
_______________________________________________________________
5. Unlike most women in the ancient world, Egyptian women had certain
religious duties.
_______________________________________________________________
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Section 4
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the
word pair that best completes each sentence.
1. Egyptian ________________________ was one of the world’s first writing
systems. (tomb paintings/hieroglyphics)
2. ________________________ is a long-lasting, paper-like material made from
reeds. (Papyrus/Scroll)
3. The ________________________ was a stone slab inscribed with
hieroglyphics. (Book of the Dead/Rosetta Stone)
4. The walls of Egypt’s ________________________ and tombs are covered with
impressive paintings and carvings. (houses/temples)
5. Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and heads of other animals were
called ________________________. (sphinxes/pyramids)
6. A(n) ________________________ is a tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on
top. (sanctuary/obelisk)
7. The Temple of ________________________ was one of Egypt’s largest
temples. (Amon-Re/Karnak)
8. Over the years, ________________________ emptied many pharaohs’ tombs.
(treasure hunters/stoneworkers)
9. In 1922 archaeologists found the tomb of ________________________.
(Ramses the Great/King Tutankhamen)
10. The treasures found in tombs have taught us about Egyptian
________________________ and beliefs. (burial practices/religious rituals)
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Section 5
MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, place, or person
that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
____ 1. Ancient area rich in minerals such as gold,
copper, and stone
____ 2. First capital of Kush
____ 3. Pharaoh that sent an army to take control
of Kush around 1500 BC
____ 4. A system of people in different lands who
trade goods
a. Aksum
b. ebony
c. exports
d. imports
e. Kerma
f. King Ezana
____ 5. Traders who carried goods from port to
port
g. merchants
____ 6. Items sent out to other regions
h. Nubia
____ 7. Goods brought in from other regions
i. Piankhi
____ 8. The first woman queen to rule Kush
j. resources
____ 9. Kingdom that conquered Kush in the AD
300s
k. Shanakhdakheto
____ 10. Destroyed Meröe and took over the
kingdom of Kush
l. Thutmose I
m. trade network
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