SHEG - Did Slaves Build the Pyramids? (Document C-E)

According to Document D, Mark Lehrner, slaves built the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

• True

• False

Dr. Mark Lehrner (of Document D) believes that graffiti left by workers on the pyramids PROVES that slaves didn't built the pyramids. Evidence of this is...

• scrawls (writing) in red paint next to the name of Pharaoh (cartouche)

• the name of the gang is "The Friends of Herodotus Gang"

• the name of the gang is "The Friends of Khufu Gang"

• the name of the gang is "The Friends of Coffee Gang"

Dr. Mark Lehrner is a leading archaeologist who worked with ________________ and gave an interview in 1997 for PBS's show N.O.V.A.

• Herodotus

• Our World Through the Ages

• Dr. Mark Shiffman

• Dr. Zahi Hawass

What two documents agree that slaves built the pyramids?

• Herodotus's "The Histories"

• Comments of Professor Mark Shiffman

• Textbook "Our World Through the Ages"

• Mark Lehrner's "Who Built the Pyramids?"

A hieroglyphs is....

• a writing system used by ancient Egyptians

• an oval hieroglyph used for the names of Kings and Queens

• a gift of honor

• the common presence of something

A cartouche is....

• a writing system used by ancient Egyptians

• an oval hieroglyph used for the names of Kings and Queens

• a gift of honor

• the common presence of something

Dr. Zahi Hawass from Document C argues that slaves did not build the pyramids. What evidence does he use to support his claim?

• tombs that held dozens of skeletons with pyramid builders

• tombs that contained beer and bread meant for workers' afterlife

• workers buried in tombs near the sacred pyramids of their pharaohs

• common prevalence [use] of slavery in the ancient world

Document A was the historian Herodotus who was considered the first historian in the Western world.

• Roman

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Persian

Herodotus based his history book, "The Histories," on the stories of the people that he visited while traveling.

• True

• False

Cheops is the other name that Khufu was known by.

• True

• False