1. Check Point #30 Number your paper 1-7 You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide

2. 1.Government officials who were appointed by the pharaoh to carry out his orders and collect taxes were called what? A. scribe B.merchant C.bureaucrats D.priests

3. 2. To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the? A. Book of Life After Death B. Book of Prayers C. Book of Spells D. Book of the Dead

4. 3. The largest group in Egyptian society was made up of? A. farmers and workers B. scribes and traders C. artisans and merchants D. army leaders and nobles

5. 4. Who was responsible for uniting and governing Egypt? A. bureaucrats B. priests C. workers D. pharaohs

6. 5. Egyptians built pyramids because they? A. wished to honor achievements of their leaders B. desired to please the gods C. hoped to impress later civilizations D. wanted to protect the dead pharaohs’ bodies

7. 6. What term best describes the words in the box? A.hieroglyphics B.Cuneiform C. Sanskrit D.scribe Developed by Sumerians Wedge shaped symbols Clay tablets

8. 7. What is irrigation? A. The process of supplying water to crops B. Learning how to raise farm animals C. The religion of the agricultural community D. When the weather ruins the crops

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10. 1.Government officials who were appointed by the pharaoh to carry out his orders and collect taxes were called what? A. scribe B.merchant C.bureaucrats D.priests

11. 2. To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the? A. Book of Life After Death B. Book of Prayers C. Book of Spells D. Book of the Dead

12. 3. The largest group in Egyptian society was made up of? A. farmers and workers B. scribes and traders C. artisans and merchants D. army leaders and nobles

13. 4. Who was responsible for uniting and governing Egypt? A. bureaucrats B. priests C. workers D. pharaohs

14. 5. Egyptians built pyramids because they? A. wished to honor achievements of their leaders B. desired to please the gods C. hoped to impress later civilizations D. wanted to protect the dead pharaohs’ bodies

15. 6. What term best describes the words in the box? A.hieroglyphics B.Cuneiform C. Sanskrit D.scribe Developed by Sumerians Wedge shaped symbols Clay tablets

16. 7. What is irrigation? A. The process of supplying water to crops B. Learning how to raise farm animals C. The religion of the agricultural community D. When the weather ruins the crops