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| The Greek historian Herodotus proclaimed Egypt "the gift of the Nile" because, in his account, |
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| the reliable rhythm of the Nile created fertile land, which supported a remarkably productive agricultural economy. |
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| Around 5000 B.C.E. the climate in northern Africa began to change by |
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| getting hotter and drier. |
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| What is not true about the nile? |
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| It used to flow very predictably. |
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| In contrast to Egypt, Nubian agriculture |
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| required extensive preparation of the soil. |
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| Unification of Egyptian rule came about through the conqueror |
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were built during the Old Kingdom.
served as royal tombs.
are testimony to the power of the pharaoh.
stand at Giza. |
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| Mummification, pyramids, and funerary rituals in ancient Egypt were extremely costly and troublesome. The customs prevailed for several thousand years because |
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| Egyptians believed in an afterlife. |
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| In ancient Egypt, the largest pyramid was that of |
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| After the Hyksos invasion |
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| the Egyptians adopted horses and chariots in their military. |
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| After the tenth century, the Kingdom of Kush |
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conquered Egypt.
established a capital at Napata.
claimed the title of pharaoh.
warred with the Assyrians. |
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| Which of the following was not an important city in ancient Egypt? |
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| Unlike Egypt, Nubian society |
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| saw many more women rulers. |
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| Technologically speaking, the Nile societies |
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were slower to develop metallurgy than Mesopotamia was.
learned iron metallurgy from sub-Saharan African cultures.
developed systems of water transport like the sailboat.
produced fine linen textiles.
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| Which of the following is true of Egyptian writing? |
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| It included hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, and Coptic scripts. |
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| What was an unimportant egyptyan god? |
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| A significant difference between Nubian and Egyptian religion was that |
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| Nubians did not mummify their dead. |
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| The original Bantu people |
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spoke a language in the Niger-Congo family.
settled mostly on the banks of rivers.
came from what is now Nigeria.
cultivated yams and palm oils. |
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| With regard to the Bantu migrations, |
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| they placed pressure on the forest dwellers by moving inland. |
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| helped the Bantu expand their agricultural land. |
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| What is associated with agricultural societies south of the Sahara? |
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cultivation of yams, oil palms, and sorghum.
herding sheep, cattle, pigs.
age sets and initiation rites.
monotheistic religions. |
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