How as the Ancient Egyptian tax system different from the modern one?

Egypt paid in goods and labor; today theyre paid with money

What can you infer from the fact that the pharaoh was both a king and a religious leader?

There was no seperation of religion and politics in Egypt

Which of the following statements is true?

The pharaoh was regarded as the god Horus in human form

What do most pictures of ancient pharaohs have in common?

Most show the pharaoh holding a crook and a flail

Egyptian society was "highly stratified". What do you think that means?

It was divided into rigid social classes

Why is the Pharaoh Tutankhamun so famous?

His fame is due to the discovery of his tomb

Why did the Egyptian term for "King" literally mean "great house"?

Pharaohs family, or "house", was the most powerful in Egypt

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Pharaohs and Geography Part I

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1
Which desert is not directly next to Egypt?
Nubian
Arabian
Libyan
Negev
2
How as the Ancient Egyptian tax system different from the modern one?
Today, taxes are collected by stores
Egypt taxmen were upper class, today they are lower class
Egypt paid in goods and labor; today theyre paid with money
Egypt paid a rate of 50 percent, we pay 10 percent
3
Which of these is an example of a monarchy?
A country
a democracy
A republic
a kingdom
4
Where does the Blue Nile Begin?
Khartoum, Sudan
Kenya
Ethiopian Highlands
Lake Victoria, Uganda
5
What word best describes the function of the pyramids?
religious tmeples
royal palaces
burial places
apartment buildings
6
What can you infer from the fact that the pharaoh was both a king and a religious leader?
The pyramids served the same function as modern churches
There was no seperation of religion and politics in Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods
The Ancient Egytians did not share a common religion
7
Which of the following statements is true?
The pharaoh was regarded as the god Horus in human form
Horus was believed to rule the oceans
Horus was the only god worshipped by Egyptians
Horus had the head of a jackal
8
What do most pictures of ancient pharaohs have in common?
Most show the pharaoh wearing a red headress
Most show the pharaoh in sitting position
Most show the pharaoh with the head of a falcon
Most show the pharaoh holding a crook and a flail
9
Egyptian society was "highly stratified". What do you think that means?
It was based on agriculture
It was divided into rigid social classes
It wa devoted to massive building projects
It relied on slave labor
10
Why is the Pharaoh Tutankhamun so famous?
He united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt
His fame is due to the discovery of his tomb
He was the first pharaoh to conquer lands East of the Nile
He is considered the greatest leader of Ancient Egypt
11
Where does the White Nile Begin?
Lake Malawi
Khartoum, Sudan
Ethiopian Highlands
Lake Victoria, Uganda
12
Why did the Egyptian term for "King" literally mean "great house"?
The term referred to the great pyramids
Pharaohs family, or "house", was the most powerful in Egypt
The pharaohs lived in very big houses
A "great house" was a temple for religious ceremonies

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