SS Chapter 5 Lesson 2

Egypt's government was considered a _______.

• democracy

• theocracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

The Egyptian sun god was called ______.

• Osiris

• Iris

• Re

• Aries

The Egyptian river god was called ______.

• Osiris

• Iris

• Re

• Hapi

At first Egyptians believed the afterlife was only enjoyed by _____.

• poor people

• rich people

• government officials

• pharaohs

The process of preserving bodies to be mummified is called _______.

• salting

• embalming

• preserving

• packing

The Egyptians believed pharaohs would be happy in the afterlife if they had their ______ with them...so they buried these with them in the tombs.

• valuable belongings

• pets

• bibles

• TVs

_____ was the first great engineer who built pyramids.

• Imhotep

• King Tut

• Osiris

• King Khufu

Which of these was NOT a contribution we got from Ancient Egypt?

• 365-day calendar

• Columns

• 12 month calendar

• Base 10 number system

Which of these is NOT true about the Great Pyramid?

• 1 of 3 pyramids still standing at Giza

• Height is same as 48-story building

• Area is equal in size to 9 football fields

• Made of about 1 million stone blocks

• Tallest structure in world for over 4,000 years

Which of these is the CORRECT order of social classes, from highest [top group] to the lowest [bottom group]?

• unskilled workers, farmers, artisans, priests, pharaoh

• pharaoh, priests, artisans, farmers, unskilled workers

• pharaoh, artisans, farmers, priests, unskilled workers

• pharaoh, farmers, priests, artisans, unskilled workers