Egypt - Lesson 2 Review

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

• the leader's wealth meant power

• the leader appointed officials

• unity came from a strong leader

• the leader had an afterlife

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

• Book of Spells

• Book of Life After Death

• Book of the Dead

• Book of Prayers

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed

• geometry

• a 365 calendar with 12 months

• hieroglyphics

• a new social class

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

• medicine

• astronomy

• irrigation

• mathematics

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh

• King Khufu

• King Hapi

• King Re

• King Khafre

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

• theocracy

• embalming

• bureaucrats

• democracy

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

• mayors

• second kings

• bureaucrats

• dictators

Knowledge learned from ________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge.

• religion

• Pharaohs

• Mesopotamia

• embalming

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

• sand

• pyramids

• stars

• soil

Traders, artisans, and scribes made up ancient Egypt's ______ class.

• upper

• lower

• middle

• enslaved