5-2 Life Along the Nile

The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed

• the leader appointed officials.

• the leader had an afterlife.

• the leader’s wealth meant power.

• unity came from a strong leader.

To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the

• Book of Life After Death

• Book of Prayers

• Book of the Dead

• Book of Spells

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed

• a 365-day, 12 month calendar

• geometry

• a new social-class

• hieroglyphics

Ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of

• astronomy

• mathematics

• medicine

• irrigation

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?

• Khufu

• Hapi

• Re

• Khafre

In a(n) ____________________, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.

• theocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

Government officials appointed by the pharaoh, called _____________, carried out his orders.

• polytheism

• empire

• bureaucrats

• artisans

Knowledge learned from ___________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge.

• empires

• embalming

• artisan

• trade

Archaeologists study the _______ to learn about life in ancient Egypt.

• pyramids

• Hanging Gardens

• Ur

• Babylon

Traders, artisans, and scribes made up ancient Egypt’s ____________________ class.

• Middle

• Upper

• Lower

• Slave