Question 1

What would be found in the typical early Egyptian village?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 6

The Egyptian climate is noted for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 7

Term for identification: Sub-Saharan African Language Groups

Accepted Answer

Sub-Saharan African language groups refe

Question 8

Term for identification: Nubia

Accepted Answer

Nubia is a region along the Nile river l

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 10

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most fertile and successful time for...

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a thorou

Question 13

Term for identification: Middle Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The term "Middle Kingdom" is historicall

Question 14

Term for identification: Old Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Old Kingdom is a period in ancient E

Question 15

Term for identification: Kushites

Accepted Answer

The term "Kushites" refers to the people

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Answers would includ

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 18

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Term for identification: Hieroglyphics

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics, also known as hieroglyphs

Exam 3: Early Africa and Egypt

What would be found in the typical early Egyptian village?

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

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

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

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

The Egyptian climate is noted for which of the following?

Term for identification: Sub-Saharan African Language Groups

Term for identification: Nubia

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

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

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

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?

Term for identification: Middle Kingdom

Term for identification: Old Kingdom

Term for identification: Kushites

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

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

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

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

Term for identification: Hieroglyphics

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