Ancient Egypt

Why is King Tut one of Egypt's most well-known pharaohs?

• Amazing artifacts were discovered in Tut's tomb.

• Tut lived and ruled for almost 90 years.

• Tut was the first woman to become pharaoh.

• Tut helped Egyptians learn about faraway lands.

Mummies were made in ancient Egypt...

• as decorations for palaces.

• to preserve the bodies of the dead.

• to guard royal families.

• to be traded with other lands.

Pyramids were built as...

• temples for worshiping gods.

• storage places for food.

• houses for the pharaohs and their families.

• tombs for pharaohs when they died.

This was built from millions of stone blocks, and even had tunnels inside it!

• the Great Sphinx

• the White Chapel

• the pyramids of Giza

• None of these.

Archaeologists rebuilt the White Chapel because...

• it had been destroyed by a later ruler of Egypt.

• they wanted shade to work in.

• they wanted to learn old construction methods.

• the archaeologists thought they were gods.

Hatshepsut was the first ______ to become pharaoh.

• woman

• god

• priest

• child

The Dayr al-Bahri was built...

• as a pyramid in Giza.

• on an island.

• underground.

• into a cliff above the Nile River.

This pharaoh was a strong military leader who ruled for over 60 years!

• Ramses II

• Khufu

• Senusret I

• Hatshepsut

Not much is known about this pharaoh, but he built the Great Pyramids of Giza.

• Ramses II

• Khufu

• Senusret I

• Hatshepsut

This pharaoh built the White Chapel.

• Ramses II

• Khufu

• Senusret I

• Hatshepsut