Egypt Review

Why are Egypt's social classes represented using a pyramid?

• The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.

• Most people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top.

• Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.

• Pyramids were already in Egypt anyway.

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

• scribes who kept poor records

• government officials hated by the pharaoh

• peasant farmers when it was too wet to grow crops

• priests hoping to get jobs at the temples

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?

• owning land

• running a business

• working as a scribe

• asking for a divorce

Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?

• They were worshiped as gods.

• They could become priestesses.

• They ran all religious ceremonies.

• They were not allowed in temples.

Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?

• to show them respect

• to avoid the risk of poison

• to feed them in the afterlife

• to perform a sacrifice to the gods

How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn about ancient Egypt today?

• They left behind their tools made out of reeds.

• They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.

• They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.

• They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.

How did many farmers pay their taxes?

• grain

• paper money

• copper coins

• music at banquets

What is a pharaoh?

• an ancient Egyptian scribe
• an ancient Egyptian leader
• an Ancient Sumerian king
• An ancient circus performer

What is a body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying called?

• A corpse
• A ghost
• A mummy
• A cremation 

Ancient Egypt enjoyed three long periods of stability and unity under the rule of pharaohs. Which was NOT one of these time periods?

• The Old Kingdom
• The Middle Kingdom
• The New Kingdom
• The Final Kingdom