Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs

Which of the following was NOT a job of the pharaoh?

• making mummies

• collecting taxes

• religious leader

• law maker

Which of the following facts are true about Hatshepsut?

• she sent trade ships far away to bring back new products to Egypt

• she ruled for over 60 years

• sometimes wore the beard of the pharaoh

• declared war on Egypt's neighbors

What two objects were associated with the pharaoh showing his absolute power and protection of his people?

• crook

• pyramid

• scarab

• flail

The pharaoh was thought to be the human form of the god _______.

• Anubis

• Isis

• Horus

• Seth

What famous landmark did the pharaoh Khufu have built as his tomb?

• Abu Simbel

• Giza Pyramid

• The Sphinx

• Dayr al-Bahri

Who was the ruler that united upper and lower Egypt to become the first pharaoh of the first dynasty?

• Ramses II

• Khufu

• Cleopatra VII

• Menes (Narmer)

Which pharaoh built more temples and monuments than any other pharaoh during his long reign?

• Senusret I

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses II

• Khufu

How were pyramids used by the ancient Egyptians?

• tombs for pharoahs

• monuments to military leaders

• homes for the gods

• places for ritual sacrifce

If crops failed or disease spread through Egypt, who was blamed?

• neighboring enemies

• the priests

• the farmers

• the pharaoh

Abu Simbel was a monument built by the Nile for a pharoah. Why did this temple have to be taken apart and reassembled at another place?

• an earthquake

• construction of a dam

• damage by tourists

• damage by tourists