Which of these BEST explains why ancient Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was both a king and a god?
a. The pharaoh performed supernatural feats before mass audiences.
b. The pharaoh’s government protected the people from invasion, disease, and famine.
c. Nomadic invaders from the east brought stories of the pharaoh’s divinity, spreading support.
d. Egyptian religion contained no other gods, leaving a religious gap that the pharaoh could fill.

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The correct answer is A. The Pharaoh would perform ritual acts before a large crowd to prove his divinity. It was believed that he could thus communicate with the gods, because he was a god. B is incorrect because the issues of invasion, disease, and famine were not curbed by the government. C is incorrect because it was not an external idea brought from Nomadic invaders, but instead a societal ideal created and believed within Egyptian society. D is incorrect because there were many other gods.

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