What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?

Servants and slaves made up most of the population, The higher classes had the fewest people, Scribes were made more powerful than artisans

Why would the leader Khufu want to convince the Egyptian people he was a god?

To be sure his power was accepted

How did ancient Egyptians benefit when the Nile River flooded?

Left silt behind for good farming

How did Ancient Egypt benefit from being surrounded by desert?

Offered protection from invaders

Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian paintings?

Upper bodies shown straight on, heads & legs from the side

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ACMS 6th Grade Egypt Assessment Review

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1
What does Polytheistic mean?
None of the above
focused on multiple gods
Focused on one god
Had no gods
2
What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?
The more people in a section, the more pwerful
Servants and slaves made up most of the population
The higher classes had the fewest people
Scribes were made more powerful than artisans
3
Why would the leader Khufu want to convince the Egyptian people he was a god?
To impress them
To be sure he would be remembered
To anger them
To be sure his power was accepted
4
Egyptian priests embalmed human bodies to...
preserve bodies from decaying
provide an official count
make an agreement
change their bodies into peasants
5
How did ancient Egyptians benefit when the Nile River flooded?
Helped the leaders stay in power
Left silt behind for good farming
Floods made it easier to keep away enemies
Kept civilizations seprate
6
Hieroglyphics in Egyptian writing and pictures stood for
whole words
nothing
Objects, sounds, and ideas
Kings, and Gods
7
Egyptian and Sumerian government were similar in
had a democratic government
had no government
basing law on religion
leadership by a god-king
8
Much of Egyptian art and architecture was connected to...
Farming
Belief in the afterlife
Love of Music
Hieroglyphics
9
Hatshepsut of ancient Egypt was famous for being the...
First female Pharaoh
Most important wife of Ramses
Mother of Tutankhamen
Beloved wife of Akhenton
10
How did Ancient Egypt benefit from being surrounded by desert?
Had plants that sheep could graze on
Made trade and travel easier
Offered protection from invaders
Had good land for growing crops
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Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian paintings?
Upper bodies from the side, head & legs shown straight on
Upper bodies shown straight on, heads & legs from the side
Bodies are drawn realistically
Bodies are much smaller

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