Question

Answer all the questions given under each caption:

Egyptian civilization

1. Why was Egypt called the Gift of the Nile?
2. Who dominated the pre-Roman Egypt?
3. Who were the Viziers?
4. Mention about the literary work of the Egyptian civilization.

Answer 1

1. The Egyptian civilization depended solely upon the flow of the Nile river, and hence Egypt was called the Gift of the Nile.
2. Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony dominated the political affairs of pre-roman Egypt.
3. Viziers were the high officials who administered territories under the direction of Pharaohs.
4. Literary works included treatises on mathematics, astronomy, medicine, magic, and religion.