Egyptian Society and Religion

1.) What is the Egyptian word for King that literally means "great house"? 

• King

• Pharaoh

• Kaiser

2.) (True or False) The Pharaoh is both the political and religious leader. 

• True

• False

3.) What is a series of rulers from the same family? 

• Dynasty

• Pharaoh

• Elites

4.) What is a government ruled by religious authorities? 

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

5.) (True or False) People believed the Pharaoh could control the Nile floods and plagues of disease. 

• True

• False

6.) What was the title of the primary Egyptian leader under the Pharaoh? 

• Vice President

• Vizier

• Pharaoh

 7.) (True or False) Egypt traded with many cultures during this time.  

• True

• False

8.) Did Egyptians use stories of gods to explain the natural world? 

• Yes

• No

9.) According to the Egyptians what god was the first Pharaoh and the ancestor of all following Pharaohs?

• Isis

• Set

• Horus

10.) What are specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth? 

• Pharaoh

• Mummy

• Vizier