Egypt Pharaohs

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

• Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years 
• Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb 
• Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt. 

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? 

• to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
• to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
• to transport goods up and down the Nile

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids? 

• temples for religious worship 
• tombs for pharaohs when they died
• homes for the pharaoh's servants 

What is one characteristic for which Egypt's Middle Kingdom is especially famous? 

• reunification 
• great pharaohs 
• widespread wars 

which period is often called the golden age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power? 

• the old kingdom
• the middle kingdom
• the new kingdom

what was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted? 

• he declared that he was a god 
• he had many children
• he made strong treaties

it was build from more than 2 million stone blocks. it had tunnels inside. what was it? 

• the great pyramid at Giza 
• the white chapel 
• the temple at Abu Simbel 

Senruset I controlled a source of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art. What was that source? 

• forests of giant cedar trees
• hot, bubbling mineral springs
• mines for gold, copper, and gems 

why did archaeologists reconstruct the white chapel? 

• it offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide
• it gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up 
• it was built by senruset I but had been taken apart by a later ruler 

Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was 

• a god 
• a woman
• a priest