1. The natural resources of Upper Nubia included _____.

a. rich farmland
b. gold
c. silver
d. ivory

2. Which kingdom grew strong along the southern Nile about 850 B.C.?

a. Nubia
b. Kush
c. Assyria
d. Aksum

3. Which city became an important Kushite iron-working center and capital?

a. Kubar
b. Thebes
c. Napata
d. Meroe

4. Most often, trade brought __________.

a. poverty
b. chaos
c. change
d. stability

5. Aksum became a ________ when King Ezana converted to the religion.

a. Christian nation
b. Islamic nation
c. Jewish nation
d. Catholic nation