Egyptian Pharaohs and Religion

Which best describes the ancient Egyptian religion?

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

What was 1 reason why the pharaoh was powerful?

• Pharaohs were always the oldest and wisest members of the royal family.

• Pharaohs were tall and scary.

• People believed that Pharaoh was a god on earth.

The Egyptian underworld was called...

• Doomsday

• Duat

• Duvali

How was a person's fate decided in the afterlife?

• They were given a written test on good and evil

• They were trapped in a box and had to get out

• Their heart was weighed against a feather

What is a mummy?

• a body preserved by a special process, where the organs are taken out and the body is embalmed

• a phantom that haunted Egyptians every night of the year

• a decoration that was used to scare people while it hung from an Egyptian roof

How did Hatshepsut become Pharaoh?

• She stole the throne from her husband.

• She took over the throne since Thutmose III was too young to rule.

• She convinced the 3rd Dynasty to give her the throne,

Hatshepsut tried to persuade people that she was fit to rule as a woman. How did she do that?

• She wore a fake beard.

• She spelled her name the masculine way.

• Her statues showed her dressed as a king.

• All of the above

What does persuade mean?

• to cause someone to think or do something (to convince them)

• to tell a lie to someone

• to ask someone their opinion or advice

Hatshepsut's rule was peaceful. How did she build Egypt's strength?

• She conquered the Hittites, built the pyramids, and created paper.

• She drained the Nile River and saved the Egyptian people from a great famine and flood.

• She traded with the land of Punt for ivory, wood, perfumes, and gold. She also built an enormous temple.

In the Battle of Kadesh, 1274 BCE, Ramses II fought against the Hittites. The Egyptians used chariots in battle. Which picture shows a chariot?

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