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A dynasty is a period in Egyptian history where all the pharaohs (kings) came from the same family. When a new dynasty began, a new family line came to power in Egypt.
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Pyramid building started during which kingdom of Egyptian history?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Who's tomb is guarded by the famous statue of the Sphinx?
Khafre
Khufu
King Tuts
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The First & Second Dynasties ruled for 4 centuries...how long is that?
40 years
400 years
4,000 years
According to this paragraph, why did people not question the power and decisions of the pharaoh.
Because they were not educated enough to understand the government
Because they viewed the pharaoh as a god on earth
Because they would have been punished greatly for this
Pharaohs had many officials to help them run the Egyptian civilization, but they never came from his family.
True
False
According to this text and graphic below, who made up the upper class in Egypt?
The pharaoh, nobles, scribes and craftspeople
The pharaoh & nobles
The Pharaoh Only
According to this text and graphic below, who made up the middle class in Egypt?
Farmers, servents, and slaves
Nobles, sribes and craftspeople
Nobles
According to this text and graphic below, who made up the lower class in Egypt?
Famers, servants, & slaves
Scribes & craftspeople
Scribes, craftspeople, farmers, servants, & slaves
What trade items did Egypt import (bring back from) Punt?
Gold & ivory
Incense & myrrh
Slaves & stone
The fact that Egypt traded with other lands is an example of which GRAPES?
Social Structure
Economy
Accomplishments
Geograhy
Examine this painting from a tomb. Read the captions. What is this scene showing us?
Someone being mummified
The weighing of the heart ceremony in the underwold
Trading going on at a market
Which of following is not true about Egyptian religious beliefs?
The Egyptians were polytheistic
They built temples to worship their gods
The people of Egypt only worshipped some of their gods depending on where they lived
All of these are true about Egyptian religion
What was the main focus of the Egyptian religion?
Being a good person on earth
Punishing people for their bad actions
Honoring the pharaohs
The afterlife
The Egyptians believed that your spirit or ka needed things like furniture and food left in the tomb to go with the dead to the afterlife.
True
False
Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
They belieived they needed their bodies in the afterlife
To keep the body from decaying
Both of these are reasons why they made mummies
The dryness of the desert made natural mummies for the lower class.
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False
The Egyptian were willing to build massive pyramids for the pharaoh to ensure that everyone's afterlife was happy.
True
False