The Pyramids KGL

The Great Pyramid was built for which pharaoh?

• King Tut

• Djoser

• Akhenaten

• Khufu

Which reason best describes why the pyramids were built?

• To celebrate the royal family

• To store the royal family's stuff

• To help the pharaoh reach the afterlife

• To help desert travelers find Egypt

Which stone originally covered the surface of the pyramids?

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Slate

• Granite

True or False: All ancient Egyptian pharaohs were buried in pyramids

• False

• True

Why did later pharaohs decide to be buried in tombs instead of pyramids?

• Tombs took less time to build

• Tombs made it easier to reach the afterlife

• Tombs were harder to spot by tomb raiders

• Tombs were more impressive

Where would a pharaoh during the New Kingdom be buried?

• In a pyramid

• In the Valley of the Kings

• In the Valley of the Queens

• Either the Valley of the Kings or the Valley of the Queens

True or False: This is a pyramid.

• True

• False

Name the River that the ancient Egyptians depended on for survival

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Indus

True or False, the Ancient Egyptians had a mostly monotheistic religion? 

• True
• False

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

• Tutankhamen

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

• Ramses II