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SS C3L2 Life in Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

dynasty

b)

pharaoh

c)

theocracy

d)

bureaucrat

2.

Government officials who were appointned by the pharaoh to carry out his orders are called ______.

a)

priests

b)

Deities

c)

theocracies

d)

bureaucrats

3.

The Egyptian pyramids were actually large ______ for the pharaohs.

a)

ports

b)

tombs

c)

temples

d)

palaces

4.

In our study of Ancient Egypt, what is a mummy?

a)

how a baby was cared for

b)

the cousin of a zombie

c)

a body that has been preserved and wrapped in strips of linen

d)

a medical treatment

5.
A sarcophagus is...
a)
a room where a mummy is buried.
b)
a stone coffin which held a mummy.
c)
an expert in preparing bodies for mummification.
d)
a really bad cold and cough.
6.
The process of preserving a dead body to prevent it from decaying is called ___.
a)
burying
b)
wrapping
c)
protecting
d)
embalming
7.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
a)
Pharoahs
b)
priests/nobles
c)
scribes/government officials
d)
craftspeople/merchants
8.

At first the ruler in Ancient Egypt was called a king. Later he was known as the

a)

bureaucrat

b)

theocracy

c)

priest

d)

pharaoh

9.

"The pharaoh also distributed land to officials priests, and wealthy Egyptians whom he favored." DISTRIBUTED means:

a)

sold to one or more people

b)

gave shares to members of a group

c)

kept for yourself

d)

planted

10.

"Thus, two of the most crucial Gods were the sun God Re and the river God Hapi." CRUCIAL means

a)

not very important

b)

important or significant

c)

insignificant

d)

can take it or leave it

11.

Deities are

a)

important pets

b)

demon

c)

family and friends

d)

gods and goddesses

12.

"They thought that the pharaoh's soul resided in his body..." RESIDED means:

a)

to have a home in a particular place

b)

to move around a lot

c)

where a business is located

d)

be a nomad

13.

Labor means all of these except:

a)

work

b)

the tasks that workers perform

c)

the ability of people to do work

d)

rest

14.

Construct means all of these except:

a)

tear down

b)

to build by putting parts together

c)

to build

d)

to create

15.

"The roles of the people in ancient Egypt reflected their social status, or position in society." In this sentence ROLES means:

a)

bread you eat at dinner

b)

the part an individual fills in society

c)

a ball moving down a hill

d)

making a tube out of paper

16.

"Unskilled workers performed manual labor, such as unloading cargo from boats and transporting it to markets." In this sentence MANUAL means:

a)

work involving physical labor

b)

automatic

c)

easy work

d)

only done once in a while

17.

"They could own property, buy and sell goods, and obtain divorces." OBTAIN means:

a)

unreachable

b)

easy to get

c)

to take possession of

d)

something you can buy

18.

"The Egyptians used the science of aerodynamics in order to make their ships more efficient." AERODYNAMICS means:

a)

an airplane

b)

something really good

c)

the way objects move through the air

d)

the way objects move on land

19.
Who was second on the Egyptian social pyramid?
a)
priests and nobles
b)
scribes and government officials
c)
pharoahs
d)
farmers
20.
Who was third on the Egyptian Social Pyramid?
a)
scribes and government officials
b)
pharaohs
c)
priests and nobles
d)
craftspeople and merchants
21.
Which group is at the bottom of Egypt's social pyramid?
a)
peasants
b)
artisans
c)
scribes
d)
priests