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Religion and Life in Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________ were the heads of Egyptian families.

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Grandparents

d)

Egyptian families did not place one family member over another. This is a trick question.

2.

What is a theocracy?

a)

religion in Egypt

b)

when the pharaoh is both the political and religious leader

c)

when the bureaucrats run the empire

d)

a place in Egypt to bury pharaohs

3.

Why did ancient Egyptians mummify bodies?

a)

they wanted to sacrifice the body to the gods

b)

they believed it was a better idea than cremation

c)

they believed the body needed to be protected

d)

they believed the soul needed a body to live in the afterlife

4.

People who were farmers belonged to which class of society?

a)

upper

b)

lower

c)

middle

5.

Which of the following would be the duties of the pharaoh?

a)

hiring officials

b)

conduct religious ceremonies

c)

Unify Egypt

d)

All of the above

6.

Word that means extra or to have more of something than you need

a)

shadoof

b)

surplus

c)

settlement

d)

dynasty

7.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
8.

I am the most important god of Ancient Egyptians. I am the god of the sun. Who am I?

a)

Horus

b)

Ra

c)

Anubis

d)

Thoth

9.

I am the mother goddess. It was thought I would protect and help people in need. Who am I?

a)

Bastet

b)

Isis

c)

Ma'at

d)

Sekhmet

10.

I am the Egyptian god of vengeance and the sky. I was thought to be the living version of a Pharaoh. Who am I?

a)

Ra

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Thoth

11.

I am the Egyptian god of the underworld and afterlife. I am drawn as mummified man with a feathered crown. Who am I?

a)

Horus

b)

Seth

c)

Osiris

d)

Thoth

12.

I am the Egyptian god of wisdom. I am blessed with writing, medicine, and mathematics. I am drawn as half man, half Ibis bird.

a)

Thoth

b)

Ra

c)

Seth

d)

Osiris

13.

Egyptian were _____________ which means they worshiped multiple gods and goddesses.

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

14.

Many of the gods and goddesses were depicted as what?

a)

animals

b)

humans

c)

half animal and half human

d)

pyramids

15.

Which of the following were staples of the lower/middle class Egyptian diet? (3 answers)

a)

Beer

b)

Bread

c)

Peas

d)

Poultry

e)

Pork

16.

Which of the following were staples of the upper class Egyptian diet? (2 answers)

a)

Beer

b)

Bread

c)

Peas

d)

Poultry

e)

Pork

17.

the process to preserve a body from decay

a)

mummification

b)

mythology

c)

anatomy

d)

physiology