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The Rosetta stone provided the key to the decipherment of |
| | A) | Sumerian cuneiform |
| | B) | Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| | C) | the Indus Valley Script |
| | D) | Maya hieroglyphs |
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The beginnings of farming in the Nile Valley |
| | A) | occurred about 3000 years later than the beginnings of farming in the Southern Levant. |
| | B) | was based on the adoption of Near Eastern domesticates by Egyptian populations. |
| | C) | was based on the annual flooding of the Nile. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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In the early Holocene, the climate of Upper (southern) Egypt was |
| | A) | much drier than today's climate. |
| | B) | much colder than today's climate. |
| | C) | much wetter than today. |
| | D) | much warmer than today. |
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The rich environment of the Nile Valley during the early Holocene |
| | A) | forced hunter-gatherers to adopt agriculture 10,000 years ago. |
| | B) | caused Egyptians to domesticate local animals such as gazelles. |
| | C) | may explain why agriculture was adopted relatively late in Egypt. |
| | D) | caused hunter-gatherers to kill many large mammals, a prime example of Pleistocene overkill. |
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The Fayum Depression, an ancient lake bed west of the Nile, produced archaeological evidence for |
| | A) | an early farming community. |
| | B) | complex hunter-gatherers at the end of the Pleistocene. |
| | C) | an early pre-dynastic city. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Early farming settlements in the Nile Delta include |
| | A) | Maadi and Merimbda. |
| | B) | This and Hierakonpolis. |
| | C) | Giza and Saqqara. |
| | D) | Badari and Naqada. |
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The people of the Badarian culture |
| | A) | built substantial towns and cities. |
| | B) | were sedentary hunters and gatherers. |
| | C) | are known primarily from their graves which include gravegoods such as beads, palettes, and pottery bowls. |
| | D) | farmed the Nile delta and other parts of Lower Egypt. |
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The Naqada cemeteries were dated by means of |
| | A) | radiocarbon age determination. |
| | B) | thermoluminescence dating. |
| | C) | potassium-argon dating. |
| | D) | sequence dating. |
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The technique known as sequence dating |
| | A) | provided dates in calendar years for the Naqada sequence. |
| | B) | has been shown to be completely unreliable based on newer radiocarbon dates. |
| | C) | is based on the appearance, disappearance, and gradual changes in pottery styles through time. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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The method known as frequency seriation |
| | A) | is based on the changing proportions of different artifact types through time. |
| | B) | is illustrated by the proportions of different gravestone styles in New England cemeteries. |
| | C) | was originally developed to chronologically order Native American pottery assemblages. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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During the Naqada II period, |
| | A) | Egyptian writing appeared for the first time |
| | B) | the appearance of some large, elaborate graves indicates that differences in wealth and social status were appearing at this time |
| | C) | Upper and Lower Egypt were unified politically |
| | D) | agriculture and animals husbandry were established for the first time in Upper Egypt |
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In predynastic Egypt, craft specialization may initially have developed |
| | A) | as a result of pyramid construction |
| | B) | in order to provide pottery for cooking and storage |
| | C) | to provide luxury items to furnish tombs |
| | D) | to provide finely crafted arrowheads for hunting |
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Which of the following social, political, and economic changes did not take place during the Naqada II period? |
| | A) | increasing trade contacts, including trade with Mesopotamia. |
| | B) | increasing differences in social status and wealth. |
| | C) | the mass production of pottery and increased production of metal objects. |
| | D) | the political unification of Egypt. |
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The images on the palette of Narmer depict |
| | A) | the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. |
| | B) | trade between Egypt and Mesopotamia. |
| | C) | the political unification of Egypt and Mesopotamia. |
| | D) | gold mining in the Egyptian Eastern Desert. |
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Mastabas are |
| | A) | sarcophagi. |
| | B) | another name for the pyramids at Giza. |
| | C) | flat topped rectangular tombs that are the forerunners of the Pyramids. |
| | D) | closely associated with the Badarian culture. |
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The step-pyramid of Djoser, a forerunner to the great pyramids, is located at |
| | A) | Memphis |
| | B) | Saqqara |
| | C) | This |
| | D) | Hierakonpolis |
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When compared to Mesopotamia, |
| | A) | long-distance trade played a more minor role development of complex societies in Egypt. |
| | B) | Egypt was relatively isolated from the outside world. |
| | C) | the majority of Egyptians continued to lived in small agricultural villages. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Nubia is located |
| | A) | east of Egypt |
| | B) | south of Egypt |
| | C) | west of Egypt |
| | D) | north of Egypt |
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The A-Group in Nubia represents |
| | A) | late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers along the Nile. |
| | B) | the earliest farmers in the Nubian region. |
| | C) | a distinctive culture who traded with the First Egyptian Dynasty around 3100 B.C. |
| | D) | Nubian rulers who were contemporaries of the New Kingdom Egyptians. |
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Evidence for human sacrifice in Egypt has come from |
| | A) | the mortuary compound of King Aha. |
| | B) | the mortuary compound of King Narmer. |
| | C) | the mortuary compound of King Djoser. |
| | D) | the tomb of King Tutankhamun. |
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Jenné-jeno is |
| | A) | an urban center associated with the A-Group culture of Nubia. |
| | B) | an urban center associated with King Aha of the First Dynasty. |
| | C) | an urban center of the New Kingdom. |
| | D) | an early African center in Mali. |
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