Traditions & Encounters A Global Perspective on the Past 6Th Edition By Jerry Bentley – Test Bank

Traditions & Encounters A Global Perspective on the Past 6Th Edition By Jerry Bentley – Test Bank

Chapter 03

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Multiple Choice Questions

1. (p. 51) Which of the following societies began the custom of embalming to preserve the body for its life after death?A. EgyptB. MesopotamiaC. IndiaD. ChinaE. Persia

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

2. (p. 52-53) Around ________ B.C.E., peoples of the eastern Sudan started to domesticate cattle and became nomadic herders.A. 25,000B. 18,000C. 9000D. 4000E. 1500

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

3. (p. 53) The early Sudanic societies recognized a single divine force as the source of good and evil, and they associated it withA. fire.B. the ocean.C. the sun.D. rain.E. the moon.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

4. (p. 54) The Greek historian Herodotus used the phrase “the gift of the ________” to describe Egypt.A. IndusB. Huang HeC. NileD. TigrisE. Issus

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

5. (p. 54) The earliest Egyptian and Nubian states wereA. city-states.B. small kingdoms.C. centralized empires.D. trading networks.E. unified early because of the unique nature of the Tigris.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

6. (p. 54) Tradition suggests that Egypt was united around 3100 B.C.E. by the conquerorA. Menes.B. Khufu.C. Sargon of Akkad.D. Hatshepsut.E. Hammurabi.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

7. (p. 55) The largest Egyptian pyramids were built during theA. Middle Kingdom.B. Old Kingdom.C. New Kingdom.D. Archaic Period.E. Second Intermediary Period.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

8. (p. 55) The pyramid of ________ is the largest of all the pyramids.A. Sargon of AkkadB. KhufuC. HyksosD. MenesE. Giza

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

9. (p. 55) The capital of the kingdom of Kush wasA. Kerma.B. Axum.C. Memphis.D. Harappa.E. Harkhuf.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

10. (p. 55) Harkhuf wasA. the capital of Kush.B. the most powerful pharaoh of the Old Kingdom.C. an Egyptian explorer who visited Nubia.D. the largest Middle Kingdom pyramid.E. the first woman pharaoh.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

11. (p. 57) Pharaohs in the New Kingdom wereA. 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.E. sacrificed at age thirty-two to insure a bountiful harvest.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

12. (p. 54) Around 3100 B.C.E., the conqueror Menes founded ________, a city that would serve as the capital for early Egypt.A. HeliopolisB. KermaC. UrukD. MemphisE. Thebes

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

13. (p. 56) The Hyksos wereA. nomads who eventually settled around the city of Babylon.B. horse-riding external invaders who eventually captured Memphis and levied tribute throughout Egypt.C. Mesopotamian kings.D. the priestly class in ancient Egypt.E. demons who punished the wicked in the Egyptian underworld.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

14. (p. 56) Horse-drawn chariots and bronze weapons were introduced into Egypt by theA. Hyksos.B. Babylonians.C. Kushites.D. Harappans.E. Qin.

Topic: Early African Agricultural Society

15. (p. 57) 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.A. Ahmose IB. MenesC. Sargon of AkkadD. Tuthmosis IIIE. Hatshepsut