Life in Ancient Egypt

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

ruler of ancient Egypt

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

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying.

great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh

Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?

• to learn how human bodies worked

• to honor and show their respect for the dead

• to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods

• to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife

The Egyptians always believed that only pharaohs could reach the afterlife.

• True

• False

Who mostly built the Egyptian pyramids?

• unskilled workers

• captured enemies

• farmers

• soldiers

What invention resulted from the Egyptians studying the sky?

• fractions

• geometry

• written numbers

• a 365-day calendar

Who made up the largest class in Egypt's social structure?

• merchants and artisans

• the pharaoh and his family

• farmers and unskilled workers

• Priests and nobles