Welcome to your GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 5
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What was the ancient form of writing developed by the Egyptians?
2.
What is the term for the name of an ancient ruler of Egypt?
3.
What process did Ancient Egyptians use to preserve dead bodies intact?
4.
Where was the Kingdom of Nubia located in relation to present-day geography?
5.
Which city became the center of a new Nubian civilization around the 6th century BC?
6.
What was the name of the paper-like writing material used by Ancient Egyptians?
7.
The royal tombs in ancient Egypt were known as:
8.
What term refers to a province in Ancient Egypt?
9.
Which state eventually destroyed the Meroetic civilization around 350 A.D.?
10.
What was the primary base of the Ancient Egyptian economy?
11.
What is "corvee labor" as defined in the context of Ancient Egypt?
12.
Meroe was heavily engaged in commerce and which specific industrial activity?
13.
What marked the end of Nubian rule over Egypt?
14.
Ancient Egypt was located in which part of Africa?
15.
What is the title given to appointed provincial governors in Ancient Egypt?
16.
The time of Meroetic civilization is often referred to as the:
17.
Which river valley was central to the flourishing of Ancient Egyptian civilization?
18.
What were the two major centers of Nubian civilization?
19.
Hieroglyphics is defined as:
20.
Nubia was also known by which other name?
21.
What term describes the period before colonialism in Africa?
22.
In what year did the Egyptians conquer the Nubians according to the text?
23.
What is a "temple" as defined in the glossary of Unit 5?
24.
Egyptian ideas were spread through trade using:
25.
The Kingdom of Meroe reached its height of power during which period?
26.
What is a "craftsman" according to the Unit 5 glossary?
27.
Which process involves making an ancient Egyptian body dry and preserving it?
28.
What is a "tomb" as defined in the Unit 5 glossary?
29.
Ancient Egyptian civilization was based on organized states and:
30.
Which present-day country corresponds to the ancient Kingdom of Nubia?
