Ancient Egypt

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

• farmers and workers

• artisans and merchants

• scribes and traders

• soldiers and nobles

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a

• dynasty

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• pharaoh

Which of the following is an achievement from Ancient Egypt?

• 365 calendar

• cuneiform

• wheel

• gun powder

What did the development of hieroglyphics allow Egyptians to do?

• write the first medical books

• invent the chariot

• build pyramids and temples

• preserve dead bodies

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

• Book of the Dead

• Book of Spells

• Book of Prayers

• Book of Life after Death

How did developing papyrus help the Ancient Egyptians?

• it led to the construction of temples

• it increased demand for silk

• it allowed for wide-spread record keeping

• it inspired the creation of money.

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...

• unfair and cruel

• gods in human form

• greedy and selfish

• the best rulers in the whole wide world

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?

• It isolated the settlements.

• It left silt that created rich, fertile soil.

• It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.

• It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

Most of the Egyptian society was.....

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• nontheistic

• atheistic

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It is a rare stone worn by Cleopatra.

• It gave clues about how the Great Pyramid was built.

• On it was inscribed the "Book of the Dead" which detailed the mummification process.

• It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?