Early Bronze And Iron Age Civilizations Set 1
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This set of Early Bronze and Iron age Civilizations Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Early Bronze And Iron Age Civilizations Set 1
Q1 | Who discovered the Rosetta stone?
- francois champollion
- christopher columbus
- mortimer wheeler
- gordon childe
Q2 | The inscriptions on the Rosetta stone are in
- demotic script
- hieroglyphics
- greek
- all the above
Q3 | During the Old Kingdom of Egypt, what were the nomes?
- divisions of labour
- divisions of territory
- divisions of population
- positions of hierarchy
Q4 | The Rosetta stone was discovered in the year……
- 1813
- 1822
- 1934
- 1849
Q5 | What is the meaning of the word “pharaoh”?
- great leader
- emperor
- great house
- god
Q6 | The oldest work of philosophy in ancient Egypt is
- instructions of ptahhotep
- pharaoh edicts
- hammurabi code
- nomes
Q7 | Who was Ptah-hotep?
- pharaoh
- governor of memphis
- egyptian queen
- god of fertility
Q8 | Thoth is the Egyptian god of
- power
- fertility
- wisdom
- moon
Q9 | What is Ahmes Papyrus?
- book of morality
- book on warfare
- oldest mathematical treatise in egypt
- collection of hymns
Q10 | Which of the following statements regarding Vizier is incorrect?
- viziers are often appointed by the pharaohs
- most important official after the pharaoh
- family members of the pharaoh were not allowed to become a vizier
- he supervised the running of the kingdom
Q11 | What was the purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt?
- to protect the body of the pharaoh to help it reach the afterlife.
- to create a memorial for the pharaoh.
- to create a stairway from heaven to earth.
- to provide jobs for the egyptian people.
Q12 | Name the world’s earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.
- papyrus
- hieroglyphics
- cuneiform
- bone script
Q13 | The Rosetta Stone was important because
- it is a unique artefact.
- it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics.
- it had greek, cuneiform, and egyptian writing on it.
- it represented peace.
Q14 | The Egyptians developed a type of government in which rule is based on religiousauthority of the pharaoh. The type of government was
- oligarchy.
- democracy
- theocracy
- monarchy
Q15 | Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
- king tutankhamen
- ramses the great
- ahmose of thebes
- queen hatshepsut
Q16 | Pyramids are
- warehouses where surplus food is stored.
- temples where the people are allowed to come and pray.
- stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof.
- royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top.
Q17 | Ramses the Great is best remembered
- for his ability as an artist.
- as a great scribe.
- for his untimely death at the hands of ahmose.
- as a great warrior and builder.
Q18 | What job employed the most people in Egypt?
- merchant
- scribe
- farmer
- architect
Q19 | Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
- the afterlife
- the pharaohs
- the pyramids
- the heavens
Q20 | Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
- egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
- egyptians carried their dead to neighbouring countries
- egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
- egyptians buried their dead in the river.
Q21 | Why was Hammurabi’s Code important?
- it helped decode cuneiform writing.
- soldiers used it to send messages during battle.
- it helped everyone to know the rules and punishments
- it showed archaeologists why writing was important
Q22 | The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
- upper egypt and lower egypt.
- eastern egypt and western egypt.
- mesopotamia.
- nubia and cairo.
Q23 | Name the important female Pharaoh of the New Kingdom who expanded trade and builtmonuments.
- hatshepsut
- cleopatra
- tutankhamun
- ramses, the great
Q24 | The Egyptian god responsible for life, death, and rebirth was
- osiris.
- ra.
- sirius.
- thebes.
Q25 | The pharaoh who founded a controversial new religion was
- tutankhamen
- hatshepsut
- akhenaton
- memphis