1. Who was the Kushite king that successfully conquered Egypt around 730 B.C.E.?
- A. Ramesses II
- B. Piye
- C. Tutankhamun
- D. Thutmose III
2. What common nickname is used to refer to the Kushite rulers of the 25th Dynasty?
- A. The Warrior Kings
- B. The Sun Pharaohs
- C. The Pyramid Builders
- D. The Black Pharaohs
3. The Kushite adoption of Egyptian customs after conquering Egypt is a clear example of which historical process?
- A. Cultural diffusion
- B. Political isolation
- C. Economic stagnation
- D. Technological regression
4. What specific Egyptian architectural practice did the pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty notably revive?
- A. Building large, elaborate palaces in Thebes
- B. Constructing sphinxes at every major city
- C. The building of pyramids for royal tombs
- D. Carving temples directly into cliff faces
5. The conquest of Egypt by the Kingdom of Kush occurred around which time period?
- A. 1550 B.C.E.
- B. 1280 B.C.E.
- C. 730 B.C.E.
- D. 332 B.C.E.
6. What event directly led the Kushites to relocate their capital south from Egypt to Meroë?
- A. A peaceful trade agreement with Egyptian pharaohs
- B. The discovery of new gold mines in the southern lands
- C. A military invasion by the Assyrian empire
- D. A series of devastating floods along the northern Nile
7. After being forced out of Egypt, the Kushite kingdom established a new, powerful capital at which southern city?
- A. Thebes
- B. Meroë
- C. Babylon
- D. Nineveh
8. The wealth and influence of the city of Meroë were primarily built upon its large-scale production and trade of what commodity?
- A. Gold and luxury jewelry
- B. Agricultural products like grain and cotton
- C. Iron tools and weapons
- D. Papyrus scrolls and writing materials
9. What two natural resources found in abundance near Meroë were crucial for the development of its famous iron industry?
- A. Access to the Red Sea and salt flats
- B. Plentiful deposits of iron ore and large forests for wood
- C. Large herds of cattle and fertile grazing land
- D. Deposits of copper and tin
10. The Kushites acquired the technological knowledge to build their massive iron industry in Meroë from which group?
- A. Romans
- B. Persians
- C. Egyptians
- D. Assyrians