Egyptian Pharaohs Video Questions

The term pharaoh comes from a word that means ______ ______.

(a)  

Which best fits the definition of a monarchy?

• A form of government in which a small group of people have a control over a country.

• A form of government in which officials are elected by people through elections.

• A form of government headed by one ruler who has supreme power for life

• A form of government in which representatives are chosen by people to make laws.

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

a

b

c

d

Pharaoh

Free working (farmers and soldiers)

Priests, scribes, nobles

Enslaved people

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

• Educated people

• Made laws

• Wrote and enforced laws

• Collected taxes

• Joined soldiers in war

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

• Create hymns to the Nile.

• Sing songs of harvests during festivals

• Perform rituals

• Oversee the construction of new temples.

• None of the above.

Horus has a falcon's head because he was God of the (a)   .

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

a

b

c

Flail

Uraeus

Crook

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

• True

• False

The Egyptian monarchy was divided into _____ or succession of leaders in the same family.

• Oligarchies

• Dynasties

• Monarchies

• Aristocracies

Which pharaoh tried to set up a monotheistic religion worshipping only one God?

• Akhenaten

• Ramesses II

• King Tut

• Cleopatra VII