Besides serving the gods, what other jobs did the priests do?

Taught and helped with the harvest.

Why did embalmers leave the Pharaoh’s heart in his body?

They believed the heart was the soul.

Why did the embalmers remove the organs from Pharaoh’s bodies and place them in jars?

So they would be taken with the Pharaoh into the afterlife.

Why are the social classes in Ancient Egypt represented by a triangle?

There were more people at the bottom than at the top.

Why were only the Pharaohs mummified?

It was thought that only gods could live in the afterlife.

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1
How many times a day did the priests wash their bodies?
4
2
5
3
2
Who was Geb?
God of the afterlife
God of the sky
God of the sun
God of the desert
3
Besides serving the gods, what other jobs did the priests do?
Produced linen cloth, jewelry pottery, and metal goods.
Built projects.
Wrote manuscripts for the Pharaohs.
Taught and helped with the harvest.
4
Who was Ra?
God of the sun
God of the desert
Goddess of fertility
God of the afterlife
5
Why did embalmers leave the Pharaoh’s heart in his body?
Because they knew how important the heart was.
To place a curse on anyone who entered the tomb.
Just in case the Pharaoh was still alive.
They believed the heart was the soul.
6
How many classes were there in Ancient Egyptian society?
5
4
7
6
7
Who was one of the most successful woman Pharaohs in Egypt’s history?
Nefertiti
Ankhesenamun
Hatshepsut
Bathsheba
8
What are two ways that historians use to outline the history of the Ancient Egyptian empire?
Kingdoms and eras
Kingdoms and dynasties
Dynasties and ages
Eras and ages
9
Who was Isis?
Goddess of fertility
God of the sun
God of the desert
God of the sky
10
Where did the Egyptian farmers live?
In the capital city of Egypt
Near the Sahara desert
Near the pyramids
Near the Nile River
11
What tool was used to remove the brain out of the Pharaoh’s head during the embalming process?
Hook
Knife
Hammer
Screwdriver
12
Why did the embalmers remove the organs from Pharaoh’s bodies and place them in jars?
So they would be taken with the Pharaoh into the afterlife.
So they could sell them later.
So the Pharaoh would come back to life.
So they could use the organs for transplants.
13
Where were the Pharaohs buried during the age of the New Kingdom?
In the pyramids
In the Valley of the Kings
In the Royal Graveyard
In the Valley of the Princes
14
Who was Set?
God of the sky
Goddess of fertility
God of the desert
God of the afterlife
15
Who was Osiris?
God of the afterlife
Goddess of fertility
God of the sky
God of the sun
16
Why are the social classes in Ancient Egypt represented by a triangle?
Egypt had many pyramids and a triangle looks like a pyramid.
There were many Pharaohs and few farmers and slaves
There were more people at the top than at the bottom.
There were more people at the bottom than at the top.
17
Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Tutenkhamen
Cleopatra
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Why were only the Pharaohs mummified?
It was thought that only gods could live in the afterlife.
They were valuable and people did not want them to rot.
Because the gods commanded that they be mummified.
Mummification was too expensive for everyone to do it.

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