11/3/23 Ancient Egypt Pyramids

Why did the pyramids have fake passages and traps?

• To keep the pharaoh's spirit from leaving and haunting the land

• to keep grave robbers from stealing the treasure

• To keep the Pharaohs from leaving

Why is it that archeologists have not found the original treasures in many of the pyramids?

• Because grave robbers stole them thousands of years ago

• Because they haven't been looking hard enough

• Because of all of the traps and hidden passages

• Because they are digging slowly in an effort to not destroy the pyramid

What geometrical shape formed the base of all the pyramids?

• rectangle

• rhombus

• triangle

• square

Which pharaoh built the first pyramid?

• Khufu

• Menes

• Djoser

• Ptolemy

What sea borders Egypt to the north?

• Caspian

• Caribbean

• Red

• Mediterranean

A king of ancient Egypt, that they believed was a god and a leader.

• Pharaoh

• Pyramid

• Tombs

A fan-shaped area of fertile land that formed where the Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea

• Delta

• Dynasty

• Cataract

• Papyrus

A line of rulers from one family.

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Dynasty

• Delta