Grade 12 history in Egypt is not only memorising dates. Most questions ask for a cause, a result, a comparison or the order of events. This guide arranges Thanaweya Amma history questions by the eight textbook chapters and explains how to answer each question type, for the 2027 cohort.
The eight chapters
- 1The French campaign on Egypt and the Levant: causes, resistance and withdrawal, effects.
- 2Building the modern state: Muhammad Ali's rise, economy, education and army, Sudan and the Levant, the London settlement, the Suez Canal, Ismail's era.
- 3From the Urabi revolution to the First World War: the debt crisis, the Abdeen demonstration, British occupation, Mustafa Kamil, Denshawai, Muhammad Farid and the parties.
- 4Egypt after the First World War: the 1919 revolution, the 28 February Declaration, constitutional life, the 1936 treaty, the 23 July revolution and its principles.
- 5Colonial expansion in Arab countries: the Gulf and southern Arabia, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya.
- 6Arab lands after the First World War: the Arab revolt and the Hussein–McMahon letters, Sykes–Picot, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
- 7Egypt and contemporary Arab issues: Arab nationalism, the Arab League, the Palestinian question, the October war, peace.
- 8The revolutions of 25 January 2011 and 30 June 2013.
'Give a reason' (علّل): cause first, then the link
- Why did France send its campaign to Egypt? To strike at British interests and cut Britain's route to India, and to found a colony in the East.
- Method: state the main cause first, then a second cause if there is one. Do not retell the story.
'What were the results': one clear result per line
- Results of the 1840 London settlement: Muhammad Ali's army was reduced, he withdrew from the Levant, and rule of Egypt stayed hereditary in his family.
- Method: write the results as numbered points, one per line.
Comparisons and ordering events
- In a comparison, give both sides the same points: time, leader, cause, result.
- For ordering, fix the big events first: French campaign 1798, 1919 revolution, 28 February Declaration 1922, 1936 treaty, 23 July revolution 1952, October war 1973.
- Then place the smaller events around them. This is easier than memorising every date alone.
Draw one timeline per chapter on a single sheet and review it before every test. Mixing up the order of events is the most common history mistake.
How EXAMEV helps
The EXAMEV grade 12 history bank has 521 questions on all eight chapters and 42 textbook lessons: multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, short answer, matching, ordering and multi-select, each with an explanation. Start with a 25-question practice set on one chapter, then a timed exam, then the full 50-question exam.