SAT II World History : Southwest Asia and Africa
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Example Question #1 : Ancient Egypt
A pharaoh was __________.
a slave in ancient Egypt
a religious leader in ancient Egypt
a mythological figure in ancient Egypt
a ruler of ancient Egypt
the leader of a rebellion in ancient Egypt
a ruler of ancient Egypt
Kings and queens of ancient Egypt were called pharoahs. Examples of notable pharaohs include Rameses II, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamen, and Cleopatra.
Example Question #21 : Southwest Asia And Africa
The Rosetta Stone was used to __________.
learn about ancient Sumerian religion
translate ancient Egyptian writing
All of the other answer choices are correct.
locate the source of the Nile river
locate the pyramids of Giza
translate ancient Egyptian writing
Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the written language of ancient Egypt had proven indecipherable. With the Rosetta Stone, people were able to understand the ancient Egyptian written language for the first time in the 1820s.
Example Question #1 : Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians often wrote on __________.
silk
papyrus
bronze
cotton
palm leaves.
papyrus
The ancient Egyptians wrote on paper that they made from reeds. This paper is called "papyrus."
Example Question #22 : Southwest Asia And Africa
King Menes is generally credited with __________.
founding the first Ancient Egyptian dynasty
building the pyramids of Giza
overthrowing the Egyptian Empire and establishing the Kush Empire
spreading Christianity into Ancient Egypt
repelling Roman invasions into Ancient Egypt
founding the first Ancient Egyptian dynasty
Menes is an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah who is usually credited with founding the first Egyptian dynasty and uniting Lower and Upper Egypt.
Example Question #4 : Ancient Egypt
The pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built to __________.
serve as government administration buildings during the Middle Kingdom.
house the bodies of pharoahs after they had died
provide a grand place of worship for the Egyptian people
house grain and other food supplies during times of surplus
demonstrate the might of the Egyptian Empire to would-be conquerers and travellers
house the bodies of pharoahs after they had died
The Pyramids were built during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egyptian history to house the bodies of Pharoahs after they had died.
Example Question #1 : Other Southwest Asian Or African History Prior To 500 C.E.
Nineveh was the capital of __________.
the Sumerian Empire
the Assyrian Empire
the Shang Dynasty
the Hittite Empire
the Zhou Dynasty
the Assyrian Empire
Nineveh was the capital of the bellicose Assyrian Empire. It is most famous for its Royal Library, built under the reign of the most famous Assyrian ruler, Ashurbanipal. It was in the Royal Library that the famous work The Epic of Gilgamesh was kept and preserved. The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered the oldest known work of literature in human history.
Example Question #2 : Other Southwest Asian Or African History Prior To 500 C.E.
Which King of the Hebrew people is known for the conquest of Jerusalem?
David
Saul
Joseph
Abraham
Solomon
David
Saul was the first king of the Hebrews and is best remembered for facing off against the Philistines. David followed Saul and is remembered as the conqueror of Jerusalem.
Example Question #3 : Other Southwest Asian Or African History Prior To 500 C.E.
The Akkadian Empire, sometimes called the earliest empire in human history, was formed by __________.
Menes
Sargon the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Sargon the Great
The Akkadian Empire is sometimes called the earliest empire in human history, although of course this is somewhat subjective as it is dependent on how exactly you define an empire. It was founded and dramatically expanded by Sargon the Great from 2234 B.C.E. until his death sixty years later. The Akkadian Empire was relatively short-lived and over time split into the Northern Assyrian Kingdom and the Southern Babylonian Kingdom.
Example Question #27 : Southwest Asia And Africa
Which of the following groups flourished in Southern Egypt and Sudan around 2000 BCE?
The Nubians
The Malinese
The Numidians
The Carthaginians
The Zulu
The Nubians
The Nubian civilization is one of the earliest known civilizations in African history. It arose in modern-day Southern Egypt and Sudan in approximately 2000 BCE.
Example Question #4 : Other Southwest Asian Or African History Prior To 500 C.E.
Studying the Bantu people reveals all of the following except _____________.
the importance of kinship groups and communal property
early oral traditions that would influence the development of Christianity
the transmission of technical knowledge, like how to smelt iron
early trade connections between Malay, Madagascar, and Africa, as seen in the spread of the banana
the spread and evolution of language, as seen in the language Swahili
early oral traditions that would influence the development of Christianity
Although Bantu society valued oral traditions-as seen in the importance of griots, or those who told the oral history of the Bantu-these traditions did not directly influence Christianity.
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