Early Civilizations: Ancient Egypt

In the video, "Constructing a Civilization," the narrator states that the pyramids were basically

• castles

• city-states

• giant tombs

• political buildings

The Ancient Egyptians believed that when people die,

• they become angels.

• they're passing into the other world to join Osiris.

• their bodies decompose.

• they become stars in the universe.

Mummification, or preserving the dead body, became so important because

• Egyptians believed that in order to live forever, your spirit, or Ka, needed a body to call home.

• Egyptians were polytheistic.

• Egyptians wanted to prove to other civilizations that their dead were better.

• they believed the mummies could be used as a key to translating the ancient hieroglyphics.

What types of treasures would the Ancient Egyptians take with them to their tombs?

• food

• games

• clothing

• pets

Pharoah Djoser hired a royal architect to build this first pyramid. What is this pyramid known as?

• Step

• Bent

• Shining

• Mastaba

Pharoah Sneferu's pyramid that was built on shifting gravel was called the ________ Pyramid.

• Step

• Bent

• Shining

• Ziggurat

Sneferu's last pyramid was a success! What were two things that were true about the Shining Pyramid?

• It was built on shifting gravel.

• It was smaller than the other two.

• The angle of the slope was reduced.

• It was built with mud brick.

The pyramids at Giza were built by...

• Pharoah Sneferu's sons and grandsons

• Cleopatra

• King Menes

• Queen Hatshepsut

The rulers, or pharoahs, in Ancient Egypt were considered religious leaders as well as political leaders. What is the type of government called that is ruled by religious leaders?

• republic

• democracy

• theocracy

• monarchy

The group who the Pharoah chose to do most of the work on the pyramids was a part of which group in Egyptian social structure?

• priests

• scribes

• craftsmen

• slaves/peasants