Ch5 L2: Life in Ancient Egypt

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

• dynasty

• pharaoh

• theocracy

• Bureaucrat

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 Egyptian pyramids were actually large ______.

• ports

• tombs

• temples

• palaces

What invention resulted from the Egyptians studying the sky?

• fractions

• geometry

• written numbers

• a 365-day calendar

Papyrus was made from

• A plant
• Soft clay
• Cotton rags
• Animal skin

Embalmed bodies of pharaohs were buried in triangle-shaped tombs known as ___

• pyramids

• Book of the Dead

• polytheism

• irrigation

To preserve the body of the dead so their souls can travel to the afterlife, Egyptians created the process of ___.

• irrigation

• embalming

• Book of the Dead

• polytheism

The book that contained prayers and magic spells is called ___.

• Embalming

• Irrigation

• Polytheism

• Book of the Dead

The type of government where the leader is in charge of both religious AND a political responsibilities is called a ___.

• polytheism

• pharaoh

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

What was the king called in ancient Egypt?

• bureaucrat

• theocracy

• priest

• pharaoh