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An Egyptian pharaoh was considered to be a what?
a) God
b) Ruler of the World
c) Artisan
d) Scribe

Which best describes the tax system for peasants?
a) The peasant had to pay the pharaoh 50% of everything they earned from the sales of their crops.
b) The peasants had to give pharaoh everything that they grew, and if they grew enough they could keep the extra
c) The peasants had to let the pharaoh pick whatever crops he wanted
d) The peasants had to pay taxes to the Egyptian priests too, because thats was the only way the priests made money

What was a Sarcophagus?
a) A Large stone coffin
b) A hole in the ground
c) A special dinner served to the Pharaoh
d) A temple guard

Which of the following seasons was not important to an Egyptian Peasant?
a) Planting Season
b) Flooding Season
c) Winter season
d) Fertilization Season

Who was considered the most skilled artisan in Ancient Egypt?
a) Painter
b) Stone Mason
c) Wood Carver
d) Carpenter

The Nile River ended in what?
a) Sea
b) Swamp
c) Desert
d) Delta

The family of the deceased person would leave what with the sarcophagus?
a) Games, Clothes, Food, Jewelry, and gold
b) Priests to watch over the body
c) a fire so the deceased didn't get chilly
d) Papyrus

The major organs (except for the heart) of a dead body were placed in what in ancient Egypt?
a) Tupperware Jars
b) In the ground
c) Canopic Jars
d) In the dead body

When a Pharaoh died in Egypt, what did they do with the body?
a) Embalm it
b) Sacrifice it
c) Burn it
d) Bury it

________ was the highest ranking priest in all of Egypt.
a) The High Priest
b) Pharaoh
c) Osiris
d) The Vizier

How did the Nile River benefit Ancient Egyptians the most?
a) Helped Egyptians to sail to other countries to trade
b) Flooded their enemies fields
c) Provided Egyptians with salt water to preserve fish
d) Provided natural irrigation, fresh water, and fertilization.

Government Officials led lives of
a) luxury
b) Hard work
c) Fun
d) Danger

What was the largest social class in Ancient Egypt?
a) Artisans
b) Government Officials
c) Peasants
d) Priests

What was Not one of the three kingdoms of Egypt?
a) Old Kingdom
b) Present Kingdom
c) New Kingdom
d) Middle Kingdom

Pharaoh Hatshepsut was which of the following?
a) a child
b) a woman
c) a general
d) a musician

Under Pharaoh Hatshepsut, __________ flourished.
a) Music
b) Sculpture
c) Trade
d) Papyrus

Pharaoh Senusret I improved a lot of what during his reign?
a) Temples and shrines
b) zoos
c) libraries and museums
d) stadiums

The word topography means what?
a) The shape of the land
b) How people live
c) Where a city or country is located
d) How to reach the top of a mountain

Pharaoh Khufu is famous for what?
a) Beginning outside trade in Egypt
b) Being a patron of the arts
c) Building the Great Pyramid of Giza
d) Militarizing Egypt

How did the Egyptians dry out the pharaoh's body when preparing it for mummification?
a) let it sit out in the sun
b) put it over a fire
c) used suction to pull out any water or fluid
d) covered it with salt

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