Ancient Egypt Test Review: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom

The Old Kingdom of Egypt had this type of government in which the same person is both political and religious leader.

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Complete the Ancient Egyptian social pyramid by identifying which group belongs in each level.

a

b

c

d

enslaved people

Priests, scribes, nobles

Free working (farmers and soldiers)

pharaoh

Pharaohs were both ______ and ______ leaders. Choose two answers.

• educational

• artistic

• political

• religious

Pharaohs appointed these government officials to carry out their orders.

• merchants

• bureaucrats

• assistants

• co-rulers

Egyptians were loyal to their pharaoh because they thought he was the son of the Egyptian sun God named ___

• Re (Ra)

• Osiris

• Anubis

• Isis

What are the two responsibilities of a pharaoh as a political leader? Choose TWO responsibilities.

• Educated people

• Voted for priests

• Made laws

• Collected taxes

What are the responsibilities of pharaohs as religious leaders? Choose TWO responsibilities.

• Create hymns to the Nile.

• Perform rituals or ceremonies

• Sing songs of harvests during festivals

• Oversee the construction of new temples

Identify the three common things that symbolize a pharaoh's total power or authority.

a

b

c

Uraeus

Flail

Crook

Historians believe that the pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs.

• True

• False

Much of the laborers who worked on the pyramids were _______ who did much of the work during the summer months.

• farmers

• enslaved people

• artisans or skilled workers

• scribes