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Unit: Origins of Civilization and Near East

Quiz Created By: Sarah Grant




  1. Lower Egypt, or the Delta Kingdom, was ruled by a monarchy symbolized by the red crown; the white crown represented?



    A) power of Upper Egypt
    B) power of Pharohs
    C) unity of two kings
    D) symbolizes religion



  2. Two fundamental changes occurred during the “Great Leap Forward,” one the development of modern anatomy and second?



    A) beginning of modern art
    B) distinction between societies
    C) beginning of innovative behaviour
    D) all of the above



  3. The most remarkable artistic achievements of the Upper Palaeolithic period were?



    A) the vibrant cave paintings
    B) intensive stone carvings
    C) architectural design
    D) paintings of now extinct animals



  4. During the Old Kingdom, what was King Menes ruler of?



    A) Fourth Dynasty
    B) all of Egypt
    C) affairs, secular and religious
    D) all of the above



  5. The greatest symbol of the wealth of the Old Kingdom, was/were the...?



    A) trade
    B) medicine
    C) Bronze Age Art
    D) three massive pyramids at Giza



  6. Imhotep, a man whom historians have called a genius, contributed to Egyptian society, how?



    A) founder of medicine
    B) creator of the first pyramid
    C) both A) and B)
    D) founder of stone vases



  7. What time period does The Neolithic Revolution refer to?



    A) 9000 BCE
    B) 8000 BC
    C) 9000 AD
    D) 9000 BC



  8. During the invasion between Egypt and Hyksos, Egypt was no match to their horse drawn chariots, new bows, and bronze weapons. What did Egypt use as weapons which cost them 150 years of Hyksos ruling Egypt?



    A) stone blades with wooden shafts
    B) Bronze weapons
    C) hand crafted spears
    D) copper weapons



  9. Through trade Egyptians adapted to other nations artistic and technological expression, which area did Egypt express most of their ideas?



    A) Mesopotamia
    B) Greece
    C) Rome
    D) A and B



  10. What two rivers does Mesopotamia cradle?



    A) Euphrates and the Nile
    B) Tigris and the Nile Valley
    C) White Nile and the Blue Nile
    D) Euphrates and Tigris