What does embalm mean?

to treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent it from decaying

an official count of the population or number of people living in an area

What is the right order of Egyptian social classes from highest to lowest?

Pharaoh, government officials, priests, peasants

a narrow passage of water connecting two large areas of water

What does a scribe do?

They Egypt’s official writers and record keepers

They oversaw religious ceremonies, took care of temple gods, and prepared

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Egypt Vocabulary Review

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1
Peasants were the largest and lowest social class in ancient Egypt
False
True
2
Government officials were the highest social class after the Pharaoh
True
False
3
What is a sarcophagus?
a severe shortage of food
the longest river in the world, called the father of African rivers.
to treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent it from decaying
a large stone coffin
4
What does embalm mean?
highly skilled laborers created beautiful objects
a severe shortage of food
to treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent it from decaying
a narrow passage of water connecting two large areas of water
5
A sarcophagus is a large stone coffin
False
True
6
What is a census?
a large stone coffin
a narrow passage of water connecting two large areas of water
a severe shortage of food
an official count of the population or number of people living in an area
7
Who was a pharaoh?
a ruler in ancient Egypt
highly skilled laborers created beautiful objects
advisors, oversaw religious ceremonies
official writers and record keepers
8
What is the right order of Egyptian social classes from highest to lowest?
Government officials, pharaoh, priests, peasants
Priest, government officials, pharaoh, peasants
Pharaoh, peasants, priests, government officials
Pharaoh, government officials, priests, peasants
9
What is a famine?
a severe shortage of food
the belief in or worship of more than one god
a large stone coffin
a stylized picture of an object that represents a word
10
The Nile is the longest river in the world
False
True
11
What is a strait?
a large stone coffin
an official count of the population or number of people living in an area
a narrow passage of water connecting two large areas of water
the belief in or worship of more than one god
12
What does a scribe do?
They oversaw religious ceremonies, took care of temple gods
They Egypt’s official writers and record keepers
These highly skilled laborers created beautiful objects
a ruler in ancient Egypt
13
Polytheism is the belief or worship of ONLY one god
False
True
14
Hieroglyphs were NOT an Ancient Egyptian form of writing
True
False
15
Who were priests?
a ruler in ancient Egypt
These highly skilled laborers created beautiful objects
They oversaw religious ceremonies, took care of temple gods, and prepared
Egypt’s official writers and record keepers

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