Chapter 8: The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

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Why was King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?

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Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.

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Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was...

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a woman

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Which phrase best describes Hapshepsut's monument at Dayr al-Bahri? Options: a great temple built into a cliff above the river, a mud-brick structure found on an island, a pyramid constructed in the open desert

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a great temple built into a cliff above the river

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Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?

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It was build by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.

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Who signed the world's first peace treaty?

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Egypt and the Hittites

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Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more...

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temples and monuments

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Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

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to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

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What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

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tombs for pharaohs when they died

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What was the method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?

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He declared that he was a god.

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It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?

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The Great Pyramid at Giza