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The Egyptians believed in more than one god. What is the belief in more than one god called?

• theocracy

• monotheism

• polytheism

• monarchy

What was the ancient Egyptians view of the afterlife?

• The Egyptians believed the afterlife was a place of peace and prosperity

• The Egyptians feared the afterlife

• The Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife

• The Egyptians believed the afterlife was a place of eternal torment

Select all of the following reasons why the Egyptians mummified their bodies. Select 2

• Egyptians believed the mummified body was the home for the ka or spirit

• The Egyptians mummified the bodies to preserve it for the afterlife

• The Egyptians mummified the bodies to scare kids on Halloween

• The Egyptians mummified the bodies to preserve it for fighting the Nubians

What was the major reason the pyramids were built?

• The pyramids were built to serve as a place to worship the Egyptian gods

• The pyramids were built to hold concerts

• The pyramids were built as a place to bury the dead

• The pyramids were built as a place store grain in case of a famine

Which of the following groups of people were buried in the ancient Egyptian pyramids?

• slaves

• peasants

• pharaohs

• merchants

The Egyptians believed their gods had control over which of the following? Select 3

• Who would go to the RSMS 6th grade dance

• rains, floods

• sickness, and death.

• all aspects of life and death

What was the main job of the Egyptian priests?

• to create new irrigation techniques

• to build the pyramids

• to keep the gods happy

• to find new trade routes

Who did the Egyptians believe could go to the afterlife?

• everyone

• only Egyptians

• all Egyptians that had a heart that was lighter than a feather because they filled their life with good deeds

• the Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife

What was the process created by the Egyptians that preserved the body for the afterlife?

• irrigation techniques

• creating a calendar

• mummification

• hieroglyphics

Which of the following is the best definition of religion?

• fighting others for natural resources

• worshipping and believing in a higher power such as a god

• believing that man created the universe

• bringing water to the crops using irrigation techniques