5.2 - Flashcardizz - Life in Ancient Egypt Review Quiz

Front

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a ______.

Back

theocracy

Front

Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?

Back

to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife

Front

The Egyptian pyramids were actually large ______.

Back

tombs

Front

The Egyptians always believed that only pharaohs could reach the afterlife.

Back

false

Front

Who mostly built the Egyptian pyramids?

Back

unskilled workers

Front

What invention resulted from the Egyptians studying the sky?

Back

a 365-day calendar

Front

Who made up the largest class in Egypt's social structure?

Back

farmers and unskilled workers

Front

If they tried hard enough, people from Egypt's lower classes could improve their social status.

Back

true

Front

In an Egyptian family, the ______ was head of the household.

Back

father

Front

The Book of the Dead is a:

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