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5-2 Life in Ancient Egypt, Mrs. Smith

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  • Q1
    Around ______, Egypt entered the period known as the Old Kingdom.
    2600 b.c.
    2200 b.c.
    2055 b.c.
    1055 b.c.
    30s
  • Q2
    A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a ______.
    theocracy
    bureaucrat
    dynasty
    pharaoh
    30s
  • Q3
    Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?
    to honor and show their respect for the dead
    to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife
    to learn how human bodies worked
    to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods
    30s
  • Q4
    The Egyptian pyramids were actually large ______.
    palaces
    tombs
    temples
    ports
    30s
  • Q5
    The Egyptians always believed that only pharaohs could reach the afterlife.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q6
    Who mostly built the Egyptian pyramids?
    farmers
    captured enemies
    soldiers
    unskilled workers
    30s
  • Q7
    What invention resulted from the Egyptians studying the sky?
    geometry
    fractions
    written numbers
    a 365-day calendar
    30s
  • Q8
    Who made up the largest class in Egypt's social structure?
    farmers and unskilled workers
    merchants and artisans
    the pharaoh and his family
    Priests and nobles
    30s
  • Q9
    If they tried hard enough, people from Egypt's lower classes could improve their social status.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q10
    If they tried hard enough, people from Egypt's lower classes could still never improve their social status.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q11
    In an Egyptian family, the ______ was head of the household.
    father
    son
    mother
    daughter
    30s
  • Q12
    The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed
    the leader appointed officials.
    the leader’s wealth meant power.
    unity came from a strong leader.
    the leader had an afterlife.
    30s
  • Q13
    To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the
    book of spells
    book of the dead
    book of life after death
    book of prayers
    30s
  • Q14
    The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of________.
    medicine
    irrigation
    math
    astronomy
    30s
  • Q15
    The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?
    King Re
    King Hapi
    King Khafre
    King Khufu
    30s

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