History of Civilization and arts – Mid-year exam – Mainstream
1.The Nakada 1 period was marked by the presence of drawings on pots showing:
(a) War and hunt
(b) boats
(c) The history of the family
(d) animals
2.King Narmer Founded … the capital of Ancient Egypt:
(a) Thebes
(b) Memphis
(c) Abydos
(d) Amarna
3.The burial of kings in the first dynasty took place in:
(a) Stepped pyramids
(b) Pyramid tombs
(c) Mastaba tombs
(d) group burials
4.Imhotep held the position of:
(a) A high priest
(b) A clerk
(c) An architect
(d) All of the above
5.The original structure of the Great Pyramid was covered by:
(a) Limestone
(b) Granite
(c) Marble
(d) None of the above
6.First Obelisks appeared in:
(a) Old kingdom
(b) Middle Kingdom
(c) New Kingdom
(d) Before captivity
7.All of the following kings belong to the new kingdom era, except:
(a) Ahmose
(b) Ramses III
(c) Hatshepsut
(d) Mentuhotep II
8.The size of the individual in Ancient Egyptian art symbolized:
(a) The true size of the individual
(b) The proximity of the individual
(c) The importance and dominance of the individual
(d) All of the above
9.Akhenaton’s reign was marked by:
(a) Unifying Gods
(b) Pursuing Idealism in art
(c) Pyramid Tombs
(d) All of the above
10.All of the following are river valley civilizations, except:
(a) Ancient China civilization
(b) Ancient India civilization
(c) Ancient Egypt civilization
(d) Ancient Greece civilization
11.Indus Cities were marked by:
(a) Scientific drainage system
(b) Religious buildings
(c) Military buildings
(d) Stone masonry
12.The harappans surrounded their cities by walls
(a) To protect against invasions
(b) To protect against floods
(c) To control trade
(d) All of the above
13.The similarity in town planning of the Indus cities indicates the possibility of the presence of:
(a) Central government
(b) Expanding civilization
(c) Writing
(d) Constant attack on cities
14.The Aryans created:
(a) Cities
(b) A social hierarchical system
(c) Wells
(d) Small seals
15.Cities in the Vedic civilization contained … at the center
(a) The palace
(b) Dwellings
(c) Market
(d) Fences
16.Dwellings in the Vedic civilization were built from all of these materials, except:
(a) Wood
(b) Bamboo
(c) Bricks
(d) Palm leaves
17.The origins of the language of the Vedic civilization are similar to:
(a) Greek and Latin
(b) Ancient egyptian language
(c) Persian
(d) Coptic language
18.The basis of the ancient Indian religion was:
(a) Life after death (resurrection)
(b) Monotheism
(c) The War
(d) Mercy
19.The Aryans drew near to Gods by sacrificing :
(a) Monkeys
(b) Children
(c) Horses
(d) Birds
20.He’s one of the most humane governors in different civilizations
(a) Akhenaton
(b) Ashoka
(c) Ahmose
(d) Gandhi
21.The Neolithic age began with:
(a) The discovery of fire
(b) The discovery of Agriculture
(c) The invention of the wheel
(d) Barter innovation
22.Scientists have found a house made of mammoths in:
(a) Norway
(b) Belarus
(c) Ukraine
(d) Scotland
23.The invention of the wheel led to:
(a) Ease of transportation
(b) Chariots industry
(c) Machinery industry
(d) All of the above
24.Bronze is an alloy of:
(a) Copper and Tin
(b) Iron and Chrome
(c) Copper and Chrome
(d) Iron and Tin
25.Which of these discoveries and inventions doesn’t belong to the Neolithic age?
(a) Porcelain
(b) Agriculture
(c) The wheel
(d) Weapons
26.Humans began to settle near rivers and fresh water sources in
(a) Old Kingdom
(b) Paleolithic age
(c) Neolithic age
(d) Bronze age
27.Barter appeared for the first time in:
(a) Greek civilization
(b) Metal ages
(c) Neolithic age
(d) Ancient India civilization
28.When were sailboats invented?
(a) Ancient Greece
(b) Metal ages
(c) The old stone age
(d) The late stone age
29.What was the distinctive element of the Corinthian capital?
(a) Acanthus
(b) Lotus
(c) Bulrush
(d) Hibiscus
30.Which of these buildings belongs to Ancient Greece?
(a) Temple of Saint Anthony
(b) Temple of Jupiter
(c) Pantheon
(d) Parthenon
31.Political discussions in Ancient Greece were held in :
(a) Quadratura
(b) The plaza
(c) Basilica
(d) Agora
32.Where did the Greek civilization begin?
(a) Greece
(b) Roma
(c) Sicily Island
(d) Macedonia
33.What was the religious Belief of the Greeks ?
(a) Christianity
(b) Polytheism
(c) Agnosticism
(d) Monotheism
34.There was a system for preserving classical proportions and it was based on a unit called:
(a) Module
(b) Venola
(c) Linear meter
(d) Inch
35.Which of the following orders is the most agile? (The ratio of length to width is greater than
the other orders)
(a) Tuscan order
(b) Doric order
(c) Ionic order
(d) Corinthian order
36.Which of these is not a Greek philosopher ?
(a) Plato
(b) Zeus
(c) Socrates
(d) Aristotle
37.Details in the Doric Column entablature are inspired by:
(a) Wooden Ceilings
(b) Lotus plant
(c) Pharaonic Temples
(d) Rams
38.The prevailing system of government in Greek civilization was:
(a) Republican
(b) Imperial
(c) Democratic
(d) Capitalist
39.To which period does the primitive village of carved caves found in Scotland belong to?
(a) The Old stone age
(b) The Late stone age
(c) The Copper age
(d) The cretaceous
40.In the stone age, Man’s diet depended on:
(a) Cultivation of cereals and legumes
(b) Picking fruits and hunting wild animals
(c) Fisheries
(d) All of the above
