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Early Civilisations: Mesopotamia and Egypt
Early Civilisations: Mesopotamia and Egypt
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A #History #quiz to revise the basics about the #EarlyCivilisations #Mesopotamia and #Egypt
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The Egyptian Sun god was called...
Osiris
Horus
Amun-Ra
Isis
2
Sumerian city-states were first governed by...
scribes
priests
kings
soldiers
3
Which of these sentences about Egyptian sculpture is false?
They give an impression of rigidity and solemnity
The figures were symmetrical
Their heads and extremities appeared in profile
People's faces were inexpressive
4
Ziggurats were Mesopotamian...
sculptures
temples
tombs
vaults
5
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
"Between two mountains"
"Near the sea"
"The country of peace"
"Between two rivers"
6
Which river crosses the region of Mesopotamia
Tigris
Nile
Rhin
Eufrates
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The "Epic of Gilgamesh" is ...
A historical novel about king Sargon
The first great work of literature written by the Sumerians
A famous adventures film about Hammurabi
A computer game about Assyrian battles
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Assyrian friezes showed...
buildings
daily activities
landscapes
battles
9
The god Hapi was importan to the Egyptians because he was...
the god of wisdom
the god of death and resurrection
the sun of Isis and Osiris
the god of the annual flooding of the Nile
10
Sphinxes were...
temples
priests
sculptures
tombs
11
The first civilisations appeared...
about 2.000 years ago.
about 5.500 years ago
about 50.000 years ago
about 10.000 years ago
12
Writing in Mesopotamia was...
latin
cuneiform
demotic
hieroglyphic
13
In the ancient civilizations, the majority of labour was done by...
slaves
women
peasants
artisans
14
The first empire in History was formed by...
Ashurbanipal
Sargon
Ur
Hammurabi
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The first civilisations appeared...
Near the Equator
in the south of Europe
in the Near East
in the North of Asia
16
Mesopotamians built temples called...
ziggurats
pyramids
Gods Tower
basilica
17
If you want to visit the Isthar Gate nowadays, you have to go to
Louvre Museum in Paris
Pergamon Museum in Berlin
El Prado Museum in Madrid
British Museum in London
18
A person who learned to read and write had a high position in society and was called...
teacher
scribe
priest
civil servant
19
Enormous monoliths with a pyramid shape at the top were called...
lintels
vaults
obelisks
pylons
20
Te Egyptian God of death and resurrection was...
Amun-Ra
Osiris
Hapi
Isis
21
Which of these kings doesn't belong to the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Cambyses II
Darius the Great
22
Powerful king during the Babylonian empire that introduce an important set of laws.
Ashurbanipal
Senaquerib
Hammurabi
Sargon
23
Which modern country is NOT in the territory of Mesopotamia?
Greece
Kuwait
Irak
Syria
24
Historians consider that History begins...
when the wheel was invented
when Jesus Christ was born
when writing first appeared
during the Palaeolithic period
25
In Archaeology, an upright stone slab with an inscription or relief sculpture is called...
Stele
Sphinx
Star
Stiff
26
Mesopotamia was a desert region between the rivers...
Nile and Eufrates
Tigris and Eufrates
Ganges and Eufrates
Tigris and Nile
27
The word "polytheistic" means...
to worship various gods
to be very religious
to believe in Alà
to believe in Zeus
28
What was the Phoenicians most important contribution to the culture?
the hieroglyphic writing
the alphabetic writing system
the invention of the wheele
the cuneiform writing
29
In old civilisations, the minority that controlled the majority of the wealth was made up by...
Kings and Priests
Big traders
Civil servants
Chiefs of the Army
30
The earliest known example of writing was...
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
demotic
latin
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What is the oldest civilisation in Mesopotamia?
Akkadians
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians
