The cult of Isis and Osiris was a religious practice of which ancient civilization?

• A. Greeks
• B. Egyptians
• C. Romans
• D. Mesopotamians

Answer: (B)

The question tests where the worship of Isis and Osiris originated. In ancient Egyptian religion, Osiris is the god of the afterlife and resurrection, and Isis is his wife and a major goddess of magic and motherhood. Their myth and the associated cult express core Egyptian concerns with life after death, divine protection, and eternal life, leading to a highly developed priesthood and temple network in Egypt. While the Isis-Osiris cult later spread into Greek and Roman worlds, its roots and central character are Egyptian. Other civilizations, like Mesopotamia, had different deities and myths (such as Inanna/Ishtar or Marduk) and did not originate this cult. So the Egyptian civilization is the correct association.