QUIZ: Kush, Napata and Meroe

Answer the following 3 questions to test your comprehension of the lessons in this module. Select your answer for each question and click Submit Quiz to review your results and explanations.

Course: Ancient Civilizations of Africa and the Americas • 3 Questions

QUESTION 01 OF 03

The Twenty-fifth Dynasty connects Egyptian history with which kingdom?

A Kush B Cahokia C A Maya city-state.

EXPLANATION • CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION A

Kushite rulers held power in Egypt during this period.

QUESTION 02 OF 03

What does a third-century BCE date for royal burials at Meroe establish?

A The date all settlement began. B A dated phase of royal burial activity. C The end of every earlier Nubian community.

EXPLANATION • CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION B

Evidence for one activity should not be expanded into an unsupported claim about a whole city’s beginning.

QUESTION 03 OF 03

Which statement best describes Meroitic writing?

A Every text is completely understood. B No signs can be read. C The script is readable to a degree, while the language remains incompletely understood.

EXPLANATION • CORRECT ANSWER: OPTION C

Reading signs and interpreting a language are related but different achievements.

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