Deck 3: Early Africa and Egypt

Question 1

The Bantu speaking people are associated with which of the following?

A)Extensive written sources.
B)Massive and numerous monuments.
C)Restricting their migration to North Africa.
D)Acquiring iron technology, learning to breed livestock, and growing grain.
E)Having no political organization whatsoever.

Answer 1

Acquiring iron technology, learning to breed livestock, and growing grain.

Question 2

Which of the following is most significant about the pyramids of Egypt?

A)They were built as a tomb after a pharaoh died.
B)They were quick and easy to build.
C)They are still in perfect condition today, despite their age.
D)They are among the most impressive accomplishments of Egypt.
E)All of the options are correct.

Answer 2

They are among the most impressive accomplishments of Egypt.

Question 3

How many/which climatic zones are associated with the continent of Africa?

A)2, the Saraha and sub Saharan Desert
B)3, the North, South, and Central
C)5, Sahel, desert, rainforest, temperate, and savanna
D)4, north and south, wet and dry
E)1, the jungle

Answer 3

5, Sahel, desert, rainforest, temperate, and savanna

Question 4

The prehistoric Africans are divided into three major groups. What is the criterion used to divide them into the groups discussed in the text?

A)Foodstuffs
B)Language
C)Religion
D)Political development
E)Economic development

Question 5

What was unique about pharaoh's position as the head of the government of ancient Egypt?

A)He had to be born in nobility.
B)The pharaoh never asked anyone for advice since he was a god-king.
C)He was the one mystical link between the people and the gods.
D)The pharaoh had to rely on the military to maintain his lofty position.
E)The position of pharaoh could only be held by a male ruler.

Question 6

How are the Hyksos remembered in Egyptian history?

A)They came from sub-Saharan Africa.
B)They became the rulers of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
C)They were mostly working class peasants who rose up in rebellion but were crushed by the pharaohs.
D)They were the original rulers of Upper Egypt.
E)They brought hieroglyphics to Egypt.

Question 7

The Egyptian Old Kingdom existed during the period of 3100 B.C.E. to 2200 B.C.E. During much of that time, Egypt was noted for which of the following?

A)Egypt had one dynastic line rule as pharaoh.
B)Egypt experienced its most significant cultural and architectural achievements.
C)Egypt began to practice agriculture for the first time.
D)Egypt began establishing its first hamlets and villages.
E)Egypt experienced invasions and warfare with its neighbors which caused societal stagnation.

Question 8

During which major Egyptian historical period were the Great Pyramids built?

A)Old Kingdom.
B)First Intermediate Period.
C)Middle Kingdom.
D)New Kingdom.
E)Second Intermediate Period.

Question 9

Which of the following was true of Egypt's religion?

A)It was strongly polytheistic, with over 3000 separate gods and goddesses.
B)The ruling pharaoh was believed to be a reincarnation of the son of Osiris and Anubis.
C)Osiris ruled the afterlife, and Anuket served as goddess of the Nile and of fertility.
D)Early Egyptian religion focused very little on eternity and very much on good behavior while living.
E)None of the options are correct.

Question 10

Egypt was an isolated civilization that was protected from invasion from all directions EXCEPT which of the following areas?

A)Sinai Peninsula.
B)western deserts.
C)Mediterranean Sea.
D)Nile.
E)eastern deserts.

Question 11

The Egyptians had the heaviest cultural impact on the people from which of the following areas?

A)Arabia.
B)southwest Asia.
C)the western Mediterranean Sea.
D)India.
E)Nubian kingdom of Kush.

Question 12

Which period of Egyptian history is associated with economic prosperity and the construction of the pyramids?

A)New Kingdom.
B)First Intermediate Period.
C)Middle Kingdom.
D)Second Intermediate Period.
E)Old Kingdom.

Question 13

The Egyptian climate is noted for which of the following?

A)supporting two crops per year.
B)its volatility.
C)the predictable flooding of the Nile.
D)very few storms, but violent ones.
E)extensive rain for three months of the year.

Question 14

Which of the following groups had the greatest impact on Egypt by marking the end of an independent Egypt?

A)Persians
B)Nubians
C)Hyksos
D)Hittites
E)Kushites

Question 15

What was the occupation of the overwhelming majority of peasants, and the foundation of Egypt's great wealth?

A)raising cattle and goats for meat.
B)agriculture in the pursuit of food products.
C)trading with other parts of the world.
D)becoming career members of Egypt's large army and being paid by the spoils of conquest.
E)working as government bureaucrats like tax collectors and census takers.

Question 16

According to the Egyptians' belief system, what was the most important need for their society?

A)order, "rightness," and stability.
B)caring for friends and family.
C)acceptance of the pharaoh's divinity.
D)accepting one's place in society without complaint.
E)moral preparation for the afterlife.

Question 17

What would be found in the typical early Egyptian village?

A)houses close together.
B)the majority of the population working with hand fashioned tools.
C)fields, irrigation networks and animals.
D)animal and human power as the main source of labor.
E)All of the options are correct.

Question 18

What was one of the main motivations for the pharaohs' continual work to improve trade with other regions and peoples?

A)The pharaohs hoped to expand their territorial base.
B)The pharaohs hoped to sell their excess crops for a profit.
C)The pharaohs needed such Egyptian rarities as timber, ivory, and gold.
D)The pharaohs hoped to purchase large numbers of slaves.
E)The pharaohs wanted to serve as middlemen between the Mediterranean west and Southwest Asia.

Question 19

The pharaoh was viewed as which of the following according to the Egyptian belief system?

A)a demi god.
B)divine.
C)a reincarnation of the god Horus.
D)a semi-god related to Horus.
E)Horus come to rule the Egyptians through his divinity.

Question 20

Which of the following would not describe the Middle Kingdom?

A)Political stability for half a millennium.
B)Increased trade with neighbors.
C)Worsening conditions for poor laborers.
D)A more "democratic" sense of who would be able to enjoy the afterlife.
E)Development of the first real empire.

Question 21

Hieroglyphics were able to convey an idea or a phonetic sound and meant literally "sacred carvings".  Due to the complexity of the writing system, literacy in ancient Egypt was ____________________.

Question 22

What led to the end of Egypt's existence as an independent civilization?

A)Absorption by the Phoenician economic enterprises.
B)Conquest by the Hittites.
C)Influences from the Kushites.
D)Revolutionaries from the Sudan.
E)Conquest by the Persians.

Question 23

Which Egyptian god or goddess evolved to represent rebirth and renewal of all life?

A)Osiris.
B)Yahweh.
C)Aton.
D)Ptah.
E)Anubis.

Question 24

Which ancient Egyptian gods and/or goddesses were associated with the underworld and weighing of the soul of the dead?

A)Horus and Isis.
B)Ptah and Ankh.
C)Osiris and Anubis.
D)Amenhotep and Ka.
E)The pharaoh and his wives.

Question 25

The Egyptian practices of mummifying the dead and preparing elaborate tombs for the elite members of society are some of the many aspects of their society that show they believed in an ____________________.

Question 26

During the vast majority of ancient history, the Egyptians' religion was polytheistic.  ____________________ attempted to introduce monotheism to the Egyptians, but his experiment was ultimately unsuccessful.

Question 27

What is the literal meaning of the term "pharaoh"?

A)"divine ruler."
B)"god on earth."
C)"from the great house."
D)"of the sun."
E)"omnipotent leader."

Question 28

Who or what was Anuket?

A)god of all earthly life.
B)goddess of the sun.
C)a twin to Ra.
D)ruler of the afterlife.
E)goddess of the Nile and fertility.

Question 29

Egyptian writing is known as ____________________.

Question 30

The ____________________ is an insect that forms an almost geographic barrier to human settlement in Africa almost to the present day.

Question 31

What did the ancient Egyptians expect would happen in the afterlife?

A)they would receive a reward.
B)no afterlife existed.
C)eternity would be peaceful, but they would be required to work for it.
D)they would go on to revolve around the moon throughout eternity.
E)only descendants of the Sun god would be able to go to Heaven.

Question 32

What was the position of the priests in ancient Egypt?

A)The priests were more powerful than priests in any other civilization.
B)The priests were only powerful after being sought out for help after the death of a family member.
C)The priests actually held no real power in Egypt.
D)The priests were the "power behind the throne".
E)The priests were only viewed as ceremonial figureheads by other Egyptians.

Question 33

The Pharaoh, who was not like a god, but was a god in the views of the Egyptians, became an immortal who ruled in the name of the falcon god ____________________.

Question 34

Which major industrial center in ancient Africa was noted for being a major center of iron production?

A)Cairo and Egypt.
B)settlements of the Hyksos.
C)Memphis and Egypt.
D)Meroe in the Kush Kingdom.
E)Timbuktu.

Question 35

Aton is the Egyptian deity associated with which of the following?

A)goddess of the desert and Nile.
B)god of the sun and Akhnaton.
C)god of all living creatures.
D)god of the individual's Ka.
E)goddess of fishing and harvests.

Question 36

What is the most significant part of the rule of Akhnaton and Nefertiti?

A)the introduction of serfdom.
B)the expulsion of the Assyrians.
C)an experiment in monotheism.
D)the pyramids at Giza.
E)the development of Egyptian art.

Question 37

The brilliant French linguist Jean François Champollion used the three versions of an ancient decree found on the Rosetta Stone to ____________________  the Egyptian language.

Question 38

The most fertile and successful time for Egypt is commonly acknowledged to have been the ____________________.

Question 39

The most significant of the Egyptian deities, the god of the sun is known as ____________________.

Question 40

The British archaeologist ____________________ discovered King ____________________'s tomb in Egypt in the 1920s.

Question 41

In what ways and to what extent did a preoccupation with death influence Egyptian society?

Question 42

Term for identification: Nubia

Question 43

Place Egypt within the larger context of Africa discussing other civilizations and their relationship with Egypt.

Question 44

Term for identification: Kushites

Question 45

Term for identification: Tutankhamen

Question 46

Analyze how the Egyptians were able to have enough labor freed from food production to build such gigantic multi-decade projects like the pyramids.

Question 47

Term for identification: Sub-Saharan African Language Groups

Question 48

Term for identification: Amun-Ra

Question 49

Term for identification: Old Kingdom

Question 50

Term for identification: Hieroglyphics

Question 51

Discuss Egyptian Imperial history using the appropriate periodization and highlighting the role of the Pharaoh.

Question 52

Elaborate on the role of climate, geography, and the overall environment on the development of Africa.

Question 53

Term for identification: Middle Kingdom

Question 54

Explain and elaborate on Egyptian religion, examine specific deities and significant conflicts between priests and pharaohs. What does Egypt's religion reveal about its civilization?

Question 55

Term for identification: New Kingdom

Question 56

Term for identification: Horus

Question 57

Discuss the use of hieroglyphics and the impact of the Rosetta Stone on views of Egyptian history.