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EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

Quiz by Sarah Mendes

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  • Q1
    Which river is central to the Egyptian civilization?
    Euphrates
    Indus
    Nile
    Tigris
    30s
  • Q2
    Which are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
    The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
    The Iron, Bronze, and Golden Kingdoms


     The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms


    The Assyrian, Greek, and Roman Kingdoms


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

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