Egypt 4.3

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What were ancient Egyptians able to do as a result of the invention of paper?

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keep records of transactions

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What Egyptian belief influenced the European idea of the divine right of kings? Options: The pharaoh was a god, The afterlife was similar to life on Earth, Gods controlled almost every aspect of life, Society should be divided into different classes

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The pharaoh was a god

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What did the item found in Tutankhamen's tomb tell us about the Egyptians?

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They groomed themselves in ways that are similar to the ways people groom themselves today.

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Which of these devices from today is most similar to something that an ancient Egyptian merchant would have used? Options: a lawnmower, a calculator, a scale, a bar-code scanner

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a scale

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Which statement best explains why Tutankhamen's tomb was filled with so many different items from everyday Egyptian life? Options: Egyptians buried servants alive in their pharaoh's tombs, Egyptians believed that the afterlife was similar to life on Earth, Egyptians often used their burial tombs as storage for surplus goods, Egyptians wanted to leave a record of their culture for future peoples to discover

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Egyptians believed that the afterlife was similar to life on Earth

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Archaeologists who have studied X-rays of mummies have concluded that ancient Egyptian doctors could conduct which medical procedure? Options: remove tumors, install false teeth, set broken bones, transplant organs

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set broken bones

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What did the tradition of mummifying the dead give ancient Egyptian doctors?

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the ability to fix broken bones and cure unhealthy teeth

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Egyptians standardized weights and measurements so that they

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construct great buildings and conduct trade throughout the region

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Some ancient Egyptian physicians performed

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surgery

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Many ancient Egyptians believed that illness was caused by

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evil spirits