Ancient Egypt Quiz

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

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

Information learned from ____________________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge.

Archaeologists study the ____________________ to learn about life in ancient Egypt.

Traders, artisans, and scribes made up ancient Egypt’s ____________________ class.

The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed

• the leader appointed officials.

• the leader had an afterlife.

• the leader would not enslave them.

• unity came from a strong leader.

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

• Book of Life After Death.

• Book of Prayers.

• Book of Spells.

• Book of the Dead.

The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of

• astronomy.

• mathematics.

• medicine.

• irrigation.

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed

• a 365-day calendar with 12 months.

• a new social class.

• geometry.

• hieroglyphics.

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?

• King Hapi

• King Khafre

• King Khufu

• King Re