Question

ancient egypt was a polytheistic society. what does this mean?
○ egyptians worshipped one god.
○ egyptians worshipped many gods.
○ egyptians worshipped using rituals.
○ egyptians worshipped the pharaoh.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the term "polytheistic". "Poly" means many, and "theistic" relates to gods. So a polytheistic society worships many gods. Let's check each option:

• "Egyptians worshipped one god" is monotheistic (one god), so incorrect.
• "Egyptians worshipped many gods" matches the definition of polytheistic, so correct.
• "Egyptians worshipped using rituals" describes the method, not the number of gods, so incorrect.
• "Egyptians worshipped the pharaoh" is about a specific entity, not related to the number of gods, so incorrect.

Answer:

B. Egyptians worshipped many gods.