Chapter 8

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

• Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years

• Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt

• Amazing artifacts were found in his tomb

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

• to preserve the dead bodies of the pharaohs

• to decorate houses of pharaohs

• to transport goods up and down the Nile

Why were the pyramids built?

• Storehouses for grain

• Homes the pharaoh's servants

• Tomb for pharaohs when they died

What is one characteristic of Egypt's Middle Kingdom?

• Reunification

• Great Pharaohs

• Widespread wars

Which period was known as the Golden Age because Egypt had reached the height of its power?

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• After the New Kingdom

What was built from more than 2 million blocks and had tunnels inside of it?

• The White Chapel

• The Temple at Dayr-al-Bahri

• The Great Pyramid of Giza

Senusret I controlled sources of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art. What were they?

• hot bubbling mineral springs

• mines for gold, coper, and gems

• flocks of birds with scarlet feathers

Why did archaeologist reconstruct Pharaoh Senusret's White Chapel?

• It had been taken apart by a later ruler

• To give the scientists a place to study

• It was an experiment to learn old construction methods

Hatshepsut was the first _____ pharaoh

• child

• priest

• woman

What phrase describes Hetshepsut's monument Dayr-al-Bahri ?

• mud brick structure found on an island

• a shrine made of rock found below ground level

• a great temple build into a cliff above the river.