Answers2025-2026_MDCPS_2109010-MJ World History Sem 1-CRUnit Test

The Kingdoms of Kush (Nubia) and Axum Answers

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What advancements in language did the Axumites make?

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They created the Tewahedo language.
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They adopted and altered Arabic script.
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They modified Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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They developed the Geez language.
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Which statement about the role of women in Kushite society is accurate?

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Women could serve as rulers, and they had equal rights.
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Women were not considered citizens and could not own property.
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Women could serve as advisers to the kings, but could not rule.
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Women were in charge of the home, but had few legal rights.
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How did the location of Axum help its economy grow?

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The kingdom’s capital was a major trading center on the Mediterranean Sea.
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The kingdom connected the trade networks of the Nile River and the Red Sea.
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The kingdom, though isolated and inland, was part of the vast Islamic Empire.
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The kingdom was located beyond the Nile cataracts, so boats moved easily along the river.
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At its height, the Kingdom of Axum expanded

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to conquer Rome and north Africa.
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to conquer Kush and south Arabia.
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to control parts of Persia and Assyria.
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to control parts of China and India.
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For which two religions did Axum become a center of learning and thought?

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Islam and Judaism
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Amon worship and Islam
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Judaism and Christianity
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Amon worship and Christianity
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Who took the title of pharaoh and established the 25th Egyptian dynasty?

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King Piye
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King Ezana
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St. Frumentius
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Mark the Evangelist
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Read the maps.Between which two cataracts was the land of Nubia located?

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the first and second cataracts
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the first and fourth cataracts
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the second and sixth cataracts
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the fourth and sixth cataracts
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Why did many Christians flee ancient Rome and move to Axum?

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to escape drought
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to avoid persecution
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to avoid Muslim invasions
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to escape the Black Death
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How has modern Ethiopian culture been influenced by Axum?

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Rulers of Ethiopia still go by the title of pharaoh.
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There are approximately 36 million Ethiopian Christians today.
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Ethiopians continue to use modified Egyptian hieroglyphs for writing.
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The borders of Axum remain the boundaries of Ethiopia today.
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What type of religion did the Kushites follow?

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They adopted Assyrian gods.
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They adopted Egyptian gods.
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They were Christians.
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They were Muslims.
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What shared geographic feature was most important to trade in both Kush and Axum?

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the Indian Ocean
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the Nile River
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the Western Desert
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the highlands of Ethiopia
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Where did the ancient Kingdom of Axum originate?

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in Arabia
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in Ethiopia
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in Egypt
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in Syria
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Why do some historians believe that the rise of Islam brought an end to the Kingdom of Axum?

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They believe that interactions with Islamic traders led most people in Axum to convert to Islam.
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They believe that Axum was conquered and incorporated into the expanding Islamic Empire.
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They believe that traders brought and spread Islam across Axum, creating a new Islamic kingdom.
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They believe that Axum lost control of the Red Sea and coastal areas to the growing Islamic Empire.

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