Do You Know Menes Of Egypt?
The personality of Menes is the subject of an ongoing debate, although standard Egyptological consensus recognizes Menes with the First Dynasty pharaoh Hor-Aha or Naqada III ruler Narmer. Take this short quiz to learn more about the Menes of Egypt.
- 1.
Which king unified lower and upper Egypt?- A.
Amenhoptep
- B.
Menes
- C.
Tutankhamen
- D.
Nefertiti
- 2.
What is the length of Cairo from Assuit
- A.
100 kilometers
- B.
200 kilometers
- C.
250 kilometers
- D.
200 miles
- 3.
The name "Menes" was derived from an Egyptian historian and priest called:
- A.
Narmer
- B.
Manetho
- C.
Naqada
- D.
None of these
- 4.
What is the name given to the old kingdom?
- A.
The age of the pyramids
- B.
Dark ages
- C.
Golden age
- D.
All of the above
- 5.
When did King Narmer (Menes) conquered Egypt?
- A.
About 2800 B.C.E.
- B.
About 2000 B.C.E
- C.
About 2500 B.C.E
- D.
About 3100 B.C.E.
- 6.
Where were the Pharaohs buried amid the new kingdom age?
- A.
The Sphinx
- B.
Alexandria
- C.
Valley of the Kings
- D.
Giza
- 7.
Who ordered the priest Manetho to gather together a complete history of Egypt?
- A.
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- B.
Alexandra the great
- C.
Diodorus Siculus
- D.
None of these
- 8.
In pliny's account, why was Menes credited?
- A.
For unifying the upper and lower Egypt
- B.
For inventing writing in Egypt
- C.
For winning battles
- D.
None of these
- 9.
Who gave an account of the story of Menes related by the priests of the crocodile god Sobek?
- A.
George Stanley Faber
- B.
Gaston Maspero
- C.
Diodorus Siculus
- D.
Edwards
- 10.
Which of the following animals killed Menes?
- A.
Hippopotamus
- B.
Lion
- C.
Cow
- D.
Buffalo
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