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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 god Hapi was importan to the Egyptians because he was...
the god of wisdom
the sun of Isis and Osiris
the god of the annual flooding of the Nile
the god of death and resurrection
2
In old civilisations, the minority that controlled the majority of the wealth was made up by...
Civil servants
Chiefs of the Army
Big traders
Kings and Priests
3
The first civilisations appeared...
Near the Equator
in the Near East
in the south of Europe
in the North of Asia
4
Which of these kings doesn't belong to the Persian Empire?
Darius the Great
Alexander the Great
Cambyses II
Cyrus the Great
5
The first empire in History was formed by...
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Hammurabi
Ur
6
What was the Phoenicians most important contribution to the culture?
the hieroglyphic writing
the invention of the wheele
the cuneiform writing
the alphabetic writing system
7
A person who learned to read and write had a high position in society and was called...
scribe
civil servant
priest
teacher
8
Mesopotamians built temples called...
basilica
Gods Tower
ziggurats
pyramids
9
Historians consider that History begins...
when Jesus Christ was born
when writing first appeared
when the wheel was invented
during the Palaeolithic period
10
In Archaeology, an upright stone slab with an inscription or relief sculpture is called...
Star
Stele
Stiff
Sphinx
11
Writing in Mesopotamia was...
latin
cuneiform
demotic
hieroglyphic
12
If you want to visit the Isthar Gate nowadays, you have to go to
Louvre Museum in Paris
El Prado Museum in Madrid
Pergamon Museum in Berlin
British Museum in London
13
Which of these sentences about Egyptian sculpture is false?
People's faces were inexpressive
They give an impression of rigidity and solemnity
The figures were symmetrical
Their heads and extremities appeared in profile
14
Assyrian friezes showed...
battles
landscapes
daily activities
buildings
15
Mesopotamia was a desert region between the rivers...
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Eufrates
Nile and Eufrates
Ganges and Eufrates
16
The Egyptian Sun god was called...
Isis
Amun-Ra
Osiris
Horus
17
Powerful king during the Babylonian empire that introduce an important set of laws.
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Senaquerib
Sargon
18
Ziggurats were Mesopotamian...
tombs
sculptures
vaults
temples
19
Sphinxes were...
temples
priests
tombs
sculptures
20
Which river crosses the region of Mesopotamia
Tigris
Eufrates
Rhin
Nile
21
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
"Between two rivers"
"Between two mountains"
"The country of peace"
"Near the sea"
22
Enormous monoliths with a pyramid shape at the top were called...
lintels
pylons
vaults
obelisks
23
The "Epic of Gilgamesh" is ...
A computer game about Assyrian battles
A historical novel about king Sargon
The first great work of literature written by the Sumerians
A famous adventures film about Hammurabi
24
Te Egyptian God of death and resurrection was...
Isis
Hapi
Amun-Ra
Osiris
25
What is the oldest civilisation in Mesopotamia?
Akkadians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Babylonians
26
In the ancient civilizations, the majority of labour was done by...
women
peasants
slaves
artisans
27
The earliest known example of writing was...
demotic
latin
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
28
Which modern country is NOT in the territory of Mesopotamia?
Syria
Kuwait
Greece
Irak
29
The word "polytheistic" means...
to believe in Alà
to believe in Zeus
to worship various gods
to be very religious
30
Sumerian city-states were first governed by...
priests
scribes
kings
soldiers
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The first civilisations appeared...
about 2.000 years ago.
about 5.500 years ago
about 50.000 years ago
about 10.000 years ago
