Ancient Egypt

Question 1

The word used to describe a family of rulers is a:
[a] pyramid
[b] pharaoh
[c] dynasty

Answer 1

(C) Dynasty.

Question 2

What was the Ancient Egyptian process for preserving bodies called?

Answer 2

Embalming, the use of spices and salts to preserve a dead body or
Mummification, the preservation of bodies by drying them, packing them with minerals and wrapping them in linen cloths

Question 3

What was the pharaohs job?

Answer 3

• the Nile flooded as required
• people had enough food to eat
• the gods looked kindly on them
• Egypt’s army could defend it against any enemies
• truth, or Ma’at, was at the heart

Question 4

What is an intermediate period?

Answer 4

• Egypt’s main government was weak and unable to control its economic resources
• local rulers were more powerful and often competed with one another

•Egypt might also be threatened by powers outside its own borders and non-Egyptians may have occupied part of the country.