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Question 26

Royal inscriptions say a ruler preserves order, balance, and justice. Which governing ideal is being invoked?

  1. War
  2. MaatCorrect answer
  3. Law
  4. Ritual

Explanation

Egyptian royal ideology made maintaining this ordered condition a central responsibility of kingship. Military victory is a possible royal activity, but it is narrower than the moral and cosmic ideal described.

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