Mummies and Pyramids

What pharaoh was the great pyramid built for?

• Menes

• Khafre

• Khufu

• Ramses II

About how many years did it take to build the Great Pyramid of Giza?

• 20

• 50

• 75

• 15

How many tons did each block weigh?

• 1 ton

• 40 tons

• 17-20 tons

• 2-14 tons

What types of tools did the Egyptians use to build the pyramids?

• Iron

• Copper

• Bulldozers

• Stone

What other tools were used to move the blocks?

• Ramps

• Ropes

• Levers

• All of these

What was one of the first steps of mummification?

• Decorating the body with amulets

• Drying the body

• Removing the brain with a hook

• Placing the Book of the Dead with the body

Why was mummification performed?

• To preserve the body so its ka would find it in the afterlife

• A person must be wrapped in linen for the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony

• A person's ka would be angry if its body was not decorated

• The Book of the Dead said linen was important

Why was the heart weighed?

• To see if Ma'at's feather was heavy

• To decide if Osiris was the god of the Underworld

• To decide if a person would be able to go to the afterlife

• To feed to Ammit, the devourer

Which of these steps of mummification was done to make the body look more lifelike?

• It was wrapped in linens.

• The organs were taken out an put in canopic jars.

• The Book of the Dead was placed with the body.

• Makeup was painted on the body's cheeks, lips, and eyes.

What was the most important belief to any Egyptian?

• The idea of an afterlife

• The building of a pyramid

• The idea that the Nile should flood

• The idea that Sekhmet brought vengeance