Download Quiz on Egypt

Quiz on Egypt
1. What were pyramids?
2. Who were pharaohs?
3. What is a theocracy?
4. What river did Egyptians live by, and WHY did they live by it?
5. What happened to a body when you died?
6. How many gods did Egyptians believe in?
7. Was Egypt mono- or polytheistic and why?
8. Did people get to vote for a pharaoh?
9. What type of people was at the bottom of Egyptian society?
Answers
1. What were pyramids? tombs built by pharaohs
2. Who were pharaohs? rulers/leaders of Egyptian society
3. What is a theocracy?government run by a religious authority
4. What river did Egyptians live by, and WHY did they live by it? Nile River, for
transportation, flooding and irrigation
5. What happened to a body when you died? you mummified it so the ka (spirit) could
go to the afterlife
6. How many gods did Egyptians believe in? over 2000 gods
7. Was Egypt mono- or polytheistic and why? polytheistic- believed in more than 1 god
8. Did people get to vote for a pharaoh? no- chosen b/c it was passed down in the
family
9. What type of people was at the bottom of Egyptian society? farmers