Ancient Egypt

Question 1

c. 5000 BC

Answer 1

African herdsmen migrated to now Egypt

Question 2

in c. 5000 BC, what was the religion in Egypt?

Answer 2

each town had its own unique god, monotheistic

Question 3

when did Egypt become a nation?

Answer 3

c. 3100 BC

Question 4

what was Egypt’s religion in c. 3100 BC?

Answer 4

polytheism, each god got grouped together

Question 5

when were the Great Pyramids built?

Answer 5

c. 2600 BC

Question 6

c. 1350 BC

Answer 6

Akhenaten wrote his “Hymn to the Sun,” became pharoah, made Egypt monotheistic

Question 7

who was Akhenaten’s wife?

Answer 7

Nefertiti

Question 8

who did Egypt worship in c. 1350 BC?

Answer 8

Aten the sun god, he is the only god

Question 9

c. 1250 BC

Answer 9

“Leiden Hymns” were written by unknown

Question 10

did Egypt stay monotheistic after Akhenaten died?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

when did the Persians invade Egypt?

Answer 11

525 BC

Question 12

what happened in 332 BC?

Answer 12

Alexander the Great invaded and the pharoahs became greek

Question 13

c. 30 BC - 400 AD

Answer 13

Cleopatra is killed, Romans take over and rule until 400 AD, nobody knew how to read hieroglyphics

Question 14

when was the Rosetta Stone found? by whom?

Answer 14

1799 AD by Napoleon

Question 15

when was the Rosetta Stone translated?

Answer 15

c. 1820 AD

Question 16

when was Akhenaten’s “Hymn to the Sun” written?

Answer 16

c. 1350 BC

Question 17

when were the Leiden Hymns written by unknown?

Answer 17

c. 1250 BC