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Quiz about Ancient Egypt The Great Civilization of the Nile

Ancient Egypt: The Great Civilization of the Nile Quiz

Ancient Egypt is one of the first civilizations to form on earth. We all know about its incredibly-architected pyramids and powerful pharaohs. Let's see how much you know about its fascinating history and the beliefs of its people!

A multiple-choice quiz by incognitum. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
incognitum

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,139

Updated
Feb 08 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which animal was the goddess "Bastet" originally associated with? Hint

Tigress

House cat

Lioness

Leopardess

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why did the Ancient Egyptians leave mummies' hearts in place, though all the other organs were preserved in jars? Hint

Because they believed it was the center of a person's being

Because they thought bad things would happen to people who touch another person's heart

Because they were not able to keep the heart in the way they kept the other organs

Because they did not want to break the corpses' ribs in the process of mummification

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Question 3 of 10

3. With whom did the Egyptian king Ramses II make a treaty in around 1285 BC that lasted for the rest of the century? Hint

A Philistine governor

An Akkadian king

An Assyrian king

A Hittite king

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of what origin was the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the last Egyptian dynasty that ruled Egypt for 275 years? Hint

Macedonian

Jewish

Persian

Carthaginian

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many statues of Ramses II guarded the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel?

four

eight

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Question 6 of 10

6. During which Egyptian dynasty did the Hebrews settle in Egypt? Hint

Fourteenth Dynasty

Fifteenth Dynasty

Eighteenth Dynasty

Twenty-First Dynasty

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which group was ruling Egypt in AD 625? Hint

Egyptians

Byzantines

Sasanians

Arabs

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Question 8 of 10

8. To whom did the Rosetta Stone belong? Hint

Cleopatra VII

Ptolemy IX

Ptolemy V

Cleopatra III

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Question 9 of 10

9. To Ancient Egyptians, the ankh was the symbol of what? Hint

Fertility

Life

Purity

Enlightenment

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Question 10 of 10

10. In around 1350 BC, Amenhotep IV (who was also known as Akhenaten) chose Akhetaten as the capital of Egypt.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animal was the goddess "Bastet" originally associated with?

Answer: Lioness

Bastet (earlier known as Bast), or Ailuros in the ancient Greek religion, was worshipped as the goddess of love, fertility, sex, joy, mystery, magic, music, the sun, and most notably, cats, throughout most of Ancient Egyptian history. At first, she was a lioness god, but as time went on, the cat became her totem animal.

Sekhment, another Egyptian goddess, was considered her alter ego, as she depicted the fighter aspect of Bastet.

2. Why did the Ancient Egyptians leave mummies' hearts in place, though all the other organs were preserved in jars?

Answer: Because they believed it was the center of a person's being

Egyptians believed the heart was the center of a person's body; they also believed that their hearts would be weighed against the feather of the truth, which was a representative of Maat, the goddess of orderliness. The judgement would occur in the presence of Osiris; if the heart was heavy, it would be eaten by a monster named Ammit.

3. With whom did the Egyptian king Ramses II make a treaty in around 1285 BC that lasted for the rest of the century?

Answer: A Hittite king

The earliest known surviving peace treaty in history, surprisingly similar to today's treaties, was made between Ramses II of Egypt and the Hittite king Hattusili III. It even contained advanced concepts such as prisoner exchange.

4. Of what origin was the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the last Egyptian dynasty that ruled Egypt for 275 years?

Answer: Macedonian

Ptolemy I was a Macedonian general, a companion of Alexander the Great and founder of the Ptolemic dynasty that ruled Egypt from 305 to 30 BC; its final and most well-known ruler was Cleopatra VII who eventually committed suicide to evade the disgrace of being a slave.

5. How many statues of Ramses II guarded the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel?

Answer: four

You can see four statues of Ramses II at the gate of the Abu Simbel temple, one of which is partially destroyed.

6. During which Egyptian dynasty did the Hebrews settle in Egypt?

Answer: Fifteenth Dynasty

The Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a non-Egyptian dynasty that lasted for one hundred years, from 1650 to 1550 BC. Kings of the fifteenth dynasty were known as "Hyksos".

7. Which group was ruling Egypt in AD 625?

Answer: Sasanians

Egypt went under Sasanian control after the Sasanian conquest of Egypt from 618 to 621. Egypt would remain Persian for the next 10 years until the Roman emperor Heracilus, defeated Chosroes of Persia and Shahrbaraz, the Persian ruler of Egypt was demanded to evacuate, which he refused to do. Eventually, the Roman emperor offered to help him seize the Persian throne, and he finally agreed to leave Egypt.

8. To whom did the Rosetta Stone belong?

Answer: Ptolemy V

The first Ancient Egyptian bilingual document written in three types of hieroglyphs, was discovered in 1799 by French invaders. Currently, it is kept in the British Museum.

9. To Ancient Egyptians, the ankh was the symbol of what?

Answer: Life

The ankh, also known as the "Key of Life", is a hieroglyphic symbol of life. It is often held by deities or given to pharaohs by deities.

10. In around 1350 BC, Amenhotep IV (who was also known as Akhenaten) chose Akhetaten as the capital of Egypt.

Answer: True

Akhetaten, now known as Amarna, was once a short-lived capital of Egypt (from 1353 to 1332 BC).

Source: Author incognitum

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