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Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs & Other Facts
Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs & Other Facts
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"Egyptian society was highly stratified." What does this mean?
It was divided into rigid social classes.
It relied on slave labor.
It was based on agriculture.
It was devoted to massive building projects.
2
What can you infer from the fact that the pharaoh was both a king and a religious leader?
The Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods.
The Ancient Egyptians did not share a common religion.
Thre was no separation of church and state in Ancient Egypt.
The pyramids served the same function as modern churches.
3
What do most pictures of ancient pharaohs have in common?
Most show the pharoah in a sitting position.
Most show the pharaoh wearing a red headdress.
Most show the pharaoh with the head of a falcon.
Most show the pharaoh holding a crook and a flail.
4
Which of the following statements is true?
Horus was believed to rule over the oceans.
Horus was the only god worshipped by the Egyptians.
The pharaoh was regarded as the god Horus in human form.
Horus had the head of a jackal.
5
What is the form of Ancient Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Pictographs
Scribing
6
How was Cleopatra VII like Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia?
Both had children who were murdered.
Both were married several times.
Both were the final rulers of their respective monarchies.
Both were conquered by forces from Italy.
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Why did the Egyptian term for "king" literally mean "great house?" Choose the best answer.
The pharaohs live in very big houses.
The pharaoh's family, or "house," was the most powerful in Egypt.
The term referred to the great pyramids.
A "great house" was a temple where pharaohs held religious ceremonies.
8
Why is the pharaoh Tutankhamun so famous?
His fame is due to the discovery of his tomb.
He united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt.
He is considered the greatest leader of Ancient Egypt.
He was the first pharaoh to conquer lands east of the Nile River.
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Which of these is an example of a monarchy
A country
A republic
A democrcy
A Kingdom
10
Along with water basins, dams, and canals, what other tools did Ancient Egyptians use to farm along the Nile?
Dams and pulleys
Irrigation and mud bricks
The shadoof and irrigation
Irrigation and the hoodoo
11
What word best describes the functions of the pyramids?
Apartment houses
Religious temples
Royal palaces
Burial places
12
Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians traded goods with one another.
True
False
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How was the Ancient Egyptian tax system different from the current one?
Egyptians paid taxes in goods or labor; today, they're paid with money.
Egyptians paid taxes at a rate of 50%; today tax rates are about 10%.
Taxes were collected by the government, today they are collected by stores.
Tax collectors are no longer part of the upper class.
