Which powers did pharaohs have in Ancient Egypt?

They were considered gods and had all power

The Mesopotamian civilization appeared in ____________________

Between the Tigris and the Euphrates river

Why were the first civilizations called "River civilizations"?

Because they lived near big rivers, so they use water for agriculture

Which one of the following sentences about Egyptian painting is false?

Human figures represented movement

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1º ESO - Unit 2 - Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

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1
Where did writing appear for the first time?
Greece
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
2
What does it mean that Egyptians and Mesopotamians were polytheistic?
They believed in small spirits located in nature
They believed in several gods
They believed in one only god
They didn't believe in any god
3
What were the main inventions of the Mesopotamia architecture?
The bridge and the dome
The use of cement
The arch and the vault
The horseshoe arch and the barrel vault
4
What did the Egyptians use the Nile river for?
It provided water for human needs like drinking whater, cooking...
It was used as route of communication
All are correct
Its water was used for agriculture
5
Which powers did pharaohs have in Ancient Egypt?
They had magical powers and controlled the water level of the Nile river
They controlled the army
They were considered gods and had all power
They only had religious power
6
The Mesopotamian civilization appeared in ____________________
Between the Nilo and the Euphrates river
Between the Tigris and the Nilo river
Between the Nilo and the Indo river
Between the Tigris and the Euphrates river
7
Why were the first civilizations called "River civilizations"?
Because they lived near big rivers, so they use water for agriculture
Because they lived far from big rivers
Because they used rivers to move from one place to another
Because they lived near big rivers, so they could fish
8
Which group made up the majority of the population in Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations?
Clergy
Nobility
Army
Peasants
9
Which pharaoh united Lower and Upper Egypt for the first time?
Thutmose I
Akhenaten
Menes
Kafra
10
What was the Egyptian capital in the Middle Kingdom?
Heliopolis
Memphis
Thebes
Alexandria
11
What area of Egypt was known as Lower Egypt?
The Southern area
The Nile Delta
The area conquered by pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom
The capital
12
What was the first type of writing?
Alfabetic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyph
Cyrillic
13
The Egyptian civilization appeared near to the river ____________________
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
Indo
14
Which one of the following sentences about Egyptian painting is false?
Human figures represented movement
Figures were represented in herarchical order
Important people were always represented young and beauty
Figures were painted without perspective
15
What materials were frequently used by Mesopotamians in architecture?
Adobe bricks
Stone blocks
Marble
Wood
16
What type of material did Mesopotamians use to write?
Stone blocks
Paper
Clay tablets
Papyrus
17
Which one of the following Mesopotamian civilizations didn't create an Empire?
Assirian
Akkadian
Babylonian
Summerian
18
What was the role of the priest in Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations?
Led religious rituals
Led the army
Write and read royal orders
Led the construction of monuments
19
What were Zigurats?
Fortresses
Palaces
Granaries
Temples
20
In which period were pyramids built?
The Middle Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
Pyramids were built in all these periods
The New Kingdom

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