How did the ancient Egyptians gain most of their medical knowledge?

They learned it from the embalming process.

Its was taught to them by the gods.

It was all listed in the Book of the Dead

They did experiments in early hospitals.

Why have the Egyptian pyramids been so important to archaeologists?

The things found inside of them have helped them learn about what ancient Egyptian life was like.

they contained gold and other treasures that have made them wealthy.

They actually were not that important, most did not contain anything useful.

They had information written and painted on the oputside of them that has taught them a lot.

Who made up the ancient Egyptian middle class?

Traders, artisans, and scribes.

Why was the preservation of a person's body through the embalming process such an important part of ancient Egyptian culture?

They believed the spirit needed to be able to come back and recognize the body to make it into the afterlife.

People liked to be able to come and visit their loved ones that had died. Embalming kept the bodies from changing.

Bodies were an important resource for learning about medicine. Preserving them made them last longer so they could be studied.

It was believed that when a body was embalmed, evil spirits could not come back and turn it into a mummy.

Unit 4: Quiz 2 Egyptian Culture & Government

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Why did Egyptians prize "unity" so much?

They felt everyone should love each other.

They were forced to believe this by priests.

They felt things worked better when everyone had the same beliefs and worked together under one ruler.

They did not actually believe this. Egyptians were very independent and believed in uniqueness.

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What did the Egyptians use to find out what they had to do to make it into the afterlife?

A book called Mummies for Dummies.

The Book of the Afterlife

The Book of Ra

The Book of the Dead

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How did the Egyptians discover and develop the 365 day/12 month calendar?

When building the pyramids they faced the entrance north. In figuring this out they studied the stars and learned this.

They were constantly trying to figure out when holidays should be held, so they invented this to keep track of them.

They read it in the Book of the Dead.

They came up with the idea becasue they had so many bodies to embalm and needed to schedule the work.

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The ancient Egyptians learned a lot about the human body during the embalming process. What did this lead to?

The recording of medical information creating the first medical texts.

It caused people to not worry about getting sick because they new they would be embalmed.

It made people scared of death and the illnesses that could lead to it.

It led to many people learning about embalming and starting up their own mummification shops.

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What was created in honor of Egyptian King Kufu?

The Great Pyramid at Giza

The Book of the Dead was written in his honor.

Hieroglyphics were used for the first time.

All of the pyramids in Egypt were dedicated to King Kufu.

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To promote unity, the Egyptian people supported the rule of one leader that controlled both political and religious matters. What was this called?

bureacracy

monarchy

theocracy

democracy

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What was a "bureaucrat" in ancient Egypt?

A government employee that was elected by the people to run the government.

An official appointed by the pharaoh to carry out his orders.

An official appointed by the priests to carry out their orders.

This was a warrior that was chosen to lead the rest of the soldiers.

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