Ancient Egyptian Culture (1)

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1 What evidence supports the conclusion that government and religion were closely linked in ancient Egypt?:
the people believed in an afterlife.
priests conducted ceremonies to please the gods.
Egyptians were polytheistic.
Egyptians believed their ruler was a god.
2 The name the Egyptians gave to justice, and other characteristics of the good life was?:
maat.
ka.
nome.
ahimsa.
3 The Rosetta Stone was most useful for?:
identifying the early gods of the Egyptians.
deciphering hieroglyphic writing.
tracing the wanderings of the Jews.
understanding the principles behind Hellenistic science.
4 Which of the following statements about Egyptian society is TRUE?:
                    1 -- A person was born into his or her social class.
                    2 -- The majority of Egyptians were peasants.
                    3 -- Soldiers were more powerful than priests.
                    4 -- Only slaves learned to read and write.
1 only.
1 and 2 only.
2 and 3 only.
4 only.
5 Akhenaten's experiment with monotheism failed because?:
the elaborate rituals were too confusing.
the corrupt priesthood endorsed it.
it had no connection with the Egyptian past.
it did not gain the support of the pharaoh.
6 The Egyptian religion was?:
shaped by Nubian religious beliefs.
greatly influenced by Mesopotamian beliefs.
independent of the political development of Egypt.
greatly influenced by the cyclical patterns of the Nile River.
7 The Egyptian Book of the Dead contains?:
rituals and secret magical formulas to help individuals pass into the afterlife.
the Ten Commandments, which Moses gave to the Israelites.
the story of the pharaoh Akhenaten's worship of the sun, Amon-Ra.
all of these choices are correct.
8 A comparison of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations shows that both?:
used cuneiform.
had rulers who were perceived as all-powerful gods.
had a powerful priesthood.
had identical river systems.
9 Egyptian art, like the Egyptian social and political system, was noteworthy for its?:
dynamic character and constant change.
bloodthirsty and violent themes.
static character and lack of change.
focus on the "common man."