March 2, 2021 Ancient Egyptian Religion

gave leaders enormous power.

• peasants

• farming

• divine right

The belief that your leader is a god is called

• democracy

• divine right

• oligarchy

The pharaoh was thought to be a

• a bad leader

• god

• a person from the future

How you were mummified was determined by

• the crafts you made

• how hard you worked

• social class

The Ancient Egyptian filled the tombs with tables, chairs and other items needed for the

• visitors

• after life

• people that cleaned the tombs

Ancient Egyptians believed in the

• afterlife

• that the dead turned to dust

• the dead will become return as a horse

Why did the Ancient Egyptians mummify the dead?

• for historians to know about Ancient Egyptians

• they did not want them to stink

• they believed in the after life

What is polytheism?

• belief in one god

• belief in many gods

• belief in no gods

What is a pharaoh?

• an ancient Egyptian scribe
• an ancient Egyptian leader
• an Ancient Sumerian king
• An ancient circus performer

What is a body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying called?

• A corpse
• A ghost
• A mummy
• A cremation