Concept 4.2 Review

The majority of people in ancient Egypt were farmers

• True
• False

Regardless of social class, all people in ancient Egypt were mummified and buried in tombs.

• True
• False

The Pharaoh held a great amount of power in Egypt because...

• He was the KING!!!
• He was the king and believed to be a living god.
• There was no one else to rule

Pyramids are...

• royal tombs for the pharaoh and nobles 
• royal tombs for the pharaoh

You could rise in rank and become a noble

• True
• False

Menes...

• conquered Upper Egypt
• conquered Egypt
• conquered Lower Egypt

Khufu...

• Was the first pharaoh of Egypt
• Is the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom and known for his pyramid
• Defeated his enemies to become the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom

People of the lower class were buried in edge of the desert because...

• The could not afford embalming and a tomb
• they were from the lower class; therefore, they were not good enough to be mummified and get a tomb.
• because it was more organic

Belief in an afterlife was the emphasis of ancient Egyptian religion.

• True
• False

Mummification/embalming was invented because...

• The body needed to be preserved to that the ka could recognize it and use the items in the tomb.
• So that the body could be well preserved for burial
• So that the body could be well preserved for viewing in the future