SS C3L2 Life in Ancient Egypt

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A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a ______.

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theocracy

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Government officials who were appointed by the pharaoh to carry out his orders are called ______.

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bureaucrats

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The Egyptian pyramids were actually large ______ for the pharaohs.

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tombs

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In our study of Ancient Egypt, what is a mummy?

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a body that has been preserved and wrapped in strips of linen

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A sarcophagus is...

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a stone coffin which held a mummy.

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The process of preserving a dead body to prevent it from decaying is called ___.

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embalming

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Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid? Options: Pharoahs, priests/nobles, scribes/government officials, craftspeople/merchants

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Pharoahs

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At first the ruler in Ancient Egypt was called a king. Later he was known as the

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pharaoh

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DISTRIBUTED means:

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gave shares to members of a group

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CRUCIAL means

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important or significant