World Studies Weekly 7: The Pyramids

What was the first thing that archaeologist Howard Carter's workers discovered after excavating in the Egyptian desert for five years without success?

• a sarcophagus containing three coffins

• a solid gold death mask

• the mummy of King Tutankhamen

• a stairway leading to a sealed door

Which archaeologist discovered a passageway into the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses II in 1995 under piles of debris and rubble?

• Kent Weeks

• Howard Carter

• Lord Carnarvon

• Jean Francois Champollion

Even though there have been many theories about the cause of King Tutankhamen's death at age 18, the most recent evidence shows that he probably died from ________.

• poisoning

• a blow on the head which caused a skull fracture

• being stabbed by an enemy

• malaria

Which pharaoh tried to remove all inscriptions from the monuments that honored the former ruler?

• Tutankhamen

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

• Ramses II

Which of the following facts is not true about Ramses II?

• He gained back territories for Egypt.

• The toes of his mummy were wrapped individually in gold

• He built more structures and statues than any other pharaoh.

• His mummy is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Which Egyptian pharaoh was really a woman who wore men's clothing and a beard?

• Tutankhamen

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

• Ramses II

Which of the ancient Egyptian artifacts pictured below was built by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) as his tomb?

• The Great Pyramid of Giza (Image A)

• Abul Simbel (Image B)

• The Rosetta Stone (Image C)

• The Great Sphinx (Image D)

Which two bodies of water are connected by the manmade waterway, the Suez Canal, saving ships about 6,000 miles because they do not have to circumnavigate Africa?

• the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea

• the Baltic Sea and the Red Sea

• The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

• the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

What important ancient Egyptian monument(s) were moved so they would not be underwater when the Aswan High Dam was built?

• The Great Sphinx

• The temple of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari

• the Great Pyramid of Giza

• King Tut

Which of the following could best be added to the web of information about the Great Sphinx?

• has the head of a man and the body of a jackal

• has no inscriptions because of erosion from the desert sands

• was found in King Tut's tomb

• it is the oldest existing Egyptian monument