Chapter 3 Lesson 2 - Life in Ancient Egypt

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

• theocracy

• bureaucrats

• embalming

• pyramid

Government officials called __________ were appointed by the pharaoh and carried out his orders

• construct

• labor

• bureaucrats

• pharaoh

Information learned from _______________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge

• labor

• embalming

• theocracy

• construct

Archaeologists study the___________________ to learn about life in ancient Egypt.

• distribute

• crucial

• obtain

• pyramids

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

• upper

• lower

• middle

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

• A. the leader appointed officials.

• B. the leader had an afterlife.

• C. the leader would not enslave them.

• D. unity came from a strong leader.

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

• A. Book of Life and Death

• B. Book of Prayers

• C. Book of Spells.

• D. Book of the Dead.

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

• A. astronomy

• B. mathematics

• C. medicine

• D. irrigation

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed...

• A. a 365-day calendar with 12 months.

• B. a new social class.

• C. geometry.

• D. hieroglyphics

The Great Pyramid in Giza was build for which pharaoh?

• A. King Khufu

• B. King Khafre

• C. King Hapi

• D. King Re