Part A–Document Based Question:After reading and analyzing the documents complete all parts of the chart.
(30 points possible)
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Part B -- Multiple Choice & Short Answer: Circle or give the one BEST answer.(10 points possible)
1. Which of the following societies began the custom of embalming to preserve the body for its life after death?
a. Egyptb. Mesopotamiac. Indiad. China
2. The early Sudanic societies recognized a single divine force as the source of good and evil, and they associated it with: a. fire. b. the ocean. c. the sun. d. rain.
3. The Egyptians supplemented their pictographs with symbols representing sounds and ideas; they were called ______by the Greeks.
4. Around 9000 B.C.E., peoples of the eastern Sudan started to:
a. domesticate cattle and became nomadic herders.
b. build massive stone tombs for their pharaohs.
c. create wheeled vehicles that would allow domination of other peoples.
d. trade with Mesopotamia, Harrappa, and Mohenjo-daro.
5. The earliest Egyptian and Nubian states were:
a. city-states.b. small kingdoms. c. centralized empires.d. trading networks.
6.Egypt was united around 3100 B.C.E. by the conqueror named ______.
7. Egypt's "Old Kingdom" is best known for which of the following:
a. building of massive stone monuments to the pharaoh.
b. construction of numerous temples, palaces, and statues.
c. invasion by the Hyksos who used chariots to gain an advantage over Egypt.
d. conquest by King Kashta and the armies of Kush.
8. Pharaohs in the New Kingdom were:
a. more powerful than pharaohs of the Old Kingdom.
b. descended from a line of Babylonian kings.
c. set on the throne by the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
d. more vigorous in their attempts to extend Egyptian authority beyond the Nile valley and delta.
9. In ______there appear to be many female rulers, but in Egypt only ______ruled as a pharaoh.
10. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the Bantu people?
a. An extensive migration throughout the African continent.
b. Effective use of canoes in traveling a network of rivers.
c. Development of iron making which gave them an advantage over others.
d. Establishment of large centralized cities and government.
11.The Hyksos were:
a. nomads who eventually settled around the city of Babylon.
b. external invaders who helped bring about the end of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom.
c. Mesopotamian kings.
d. the priestly class in ancient Egypt.
12.The most vigorous of all New Kingdom pharaohs was ______, who led his troops into Palestine and Syria and who even received tribute from the Mesopotamian city-states.
13.Around 760 B.C.E. the Kushite king Kashta:
a. officially converted to the Egyptian gods.
b. founded a dynasty that ruled Egypt for around a hundred years.
c. formed a long-lasting trading agreement with Egypt, marking their first contact.
d. surrendered to Assyrian domination.
14.In the mid-seventh century B.C.E. Egypt lost its independence and became a part of:
a. the Assyrian empire. b. the Arabic empire.
c. the Persian empire.d. the Roman empire.
15.The tribes that, as early as 3000 B.C.E., began to spread their language and agricultural techniques throughout Africa were the ______.
Match each figure to their accomplishment or characteristic.You may write the number and its corresponding letter. (5 points)
16. / Attempted to make Egypt a monotheistic society. / A. / Tuthmosis III17. / Dominated the coastal regions of the eastern Mediterranean as well as North Africa / B. / Hatshepsut
18. / Their army was equipped with iron weapons and conquered Egypt, driving out the Kushites / C. / Menes
19. / Served as co-ruler and wore a stylized beard / D. / Amenhotep IV
20. / Unified northern and southern Egypt and built the capital of Thebes. / E. / Assyrians
Document Based Question: Analyze the role of the physical environment in the development of early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley.
Document / Quick Summation(What is it & what does it mean?) / Historical Context (How does it fit into the topic?) / Analysis of Doc.
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