Ch 5 Lesson 2

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

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• embalming

• pharaoh

ruler of ancient Egypt

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• embalming

• pharaoh

a government officials to carry out the Pharaoh's orders

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• embalming

• pharaoh

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• embalming

• pharaoh

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.

Egyptians studied its prayers and magic spells to prepare for the afterlife written in the

• Book of Life After Death

• Book of Prayers

• Book of Spells

• Book of the Dead.

Which was NOT an achievement made from the building of pyramids.

• astronomy

• chocolate chip cookies

• geometry/ mathematics

• a system of written numbers

• fractions

The 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?

• King Hapi

• King Khafre

• King Khufu

• King Re

Knowledge learned from embalming helped Egyptians develop

• an afterlife

• medical knowledge

• eternal happiness

• gifts for the gods