L8: Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

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

• A. Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years.

• B. Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.

• C. Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt.

• D. Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands.

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

• A. to decorate palaces of the pharaohs

• B. to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

• C. to transport goods up and down the Nile

• D. to educate and protect the royal children

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

• A. temples for religious worship

• B. storehouses for reserves of grain

• C. homes for the pharaohs' servants

• D. tombs for pharaohs when they died

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

• A. reunification

• B. great pharaohs

• C. widespread wars

• D. military conquests

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

• A. the Old Kingdom

• B. the Middle Kingdom

• C. the New Kingdom

• D. after the New Kingdom

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

• A. He declared that he was a god.

• B. He had many children.

• C. He made strong treaties.

• D. He killed his rivals.

It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?

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

• A. forests of giant cedar trees

• B. hot, bubbling mineral springs

• C. mines for gold, copper, and gems

• D. flocks of birds with scarlet feathers

Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?

• A. It offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide.

• B. It gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up.

• C. It was an experiment to learn old construction methods.

• D. It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler

Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was ___________________.

• A. a god.

• B. a child.

• C. a priest.

• D. a woman.