Ancient Egypt Ch. 3 L.2 (McGraw Hill)

In a ___________, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.

• pyramid

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• delta

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

• pyramid

• theocracy

• delta

• bureaucrats

The practice of embalming helped ancient Egyptians develop a...

• biological classification system.

• new system of hieroglyphics.

• set of basic medical skills.

• basic understanding of evolution.

Egyptians were loyal to the pharaoh because they thought he was the son of...

• Horus, the sky God.

• Re, the sun God.

• Atum, the creator God.

• Thoth, the God of learning.

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

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

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

• Book of Life After Death

• Book of Spells

• Book of Prayers

• Book of the Dead

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

• astronomy

• mathematics

• medicine

• irrigation

Based on this passage, the ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife would be...

• an empty, uninhabited void.

• a dull and dreary place.

• a place of eternal torment.

• a happy and pleasant place.

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed?

• A 365-day calendar with 12 months

• a new social class

• geometry

• hieroglyphics

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which Pharaoh

• King Hapi

• King Khufu

• King Khafre

• King Re