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Egyptian Civilisation

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  • Q1
    Which river is central to the Egyptian civilization?
    Tigris
    Indus
    Nile
    Euphrates
    30s
  • Q2
    Which are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
     The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms


    The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
    The Assyrian, Greek, and Roman Kingdoms


    The Iron, Bronze, and Golden Kingdoms


    30s
  • Q3
    Which tribe ruled Egypt from 1700 to 1600 BCE?
    The Celts
    The Slavs
    The Hyksos
    The Huns
    30s
  • Q4
    Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?
    Tutankhamun
    Cleopatra
    Nefertiti
    Hatshepsut
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the Egyptian sun god called?
    Zeus
    Ra
    Hades
    Osiris
    30s
  • Q6
    Name the founder of the last dynasty of Egypt.
    Ptolemy
    Nero
    Alexander
    Augustus
    30s
  • Q7
    Which monument in Egypt is among the seven wonders of the ancient world?
    The temples at Luxor
    The Sphinx
    The Ziggurat
    The Great Pyramid
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the process of preservation of dead bodies called?
    nitrification
    denudation
    petrification
    mummification
    30s
  • Q9
    In which religious idea did most ancient Egyptians not believe?
    animal worship
    polytheism
    an afterlife
    monotheism
    30s
  • Q10
    What was an immense structure that served as a tomb for a pharaoh called?
    pyramid
    megalith
    mausoleum
    colossus
    30s
  • Q11
    Who was the Egyptian god of the dead?
    Ra
    Osiris
    Horus
    Aten
    30s
  • Q12
    The Nile gave all of the following benefits except:
    deposits of rich soil for planting.
    water for irrigation.
    protection from invasion.
    a way of transportation.
    30s
  • Q13
    What served as natural barriers to foreign invasion?
    The plateaus
    The mountains
    The valleys
    The deserts
    30s
  • Q14
    To irrigate their crops, Egyptian farmers relied on:
    the yearly flooding of the Nile River.
    heavy rain during the monsoon season.
    the irrigation network connected to the Tigris and Euphrates.
    regular year-round rainfall.
    30s
  • Q15
    What was the chief occupation of the Egyptians?
    animal husbandry
    weaving
    agriculture
    fishing
    30s

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