Ancient Egyptian Monuments and Tombs Quiz

Why did the ancient Egyptians build monuments and tombs?

• To keep the bodies and valuables of the dead safe

• To provide shelter for the living

• To honor their gods

• To store their food supplies

What did the pharaoh Djoser have Imhotep design for his monument?

• A step pyramid

• A temple

• A secret room

• A mastaba

What did the pharaoh Sneferu want for his tomb?

• A mastaba

• A step pyramid

• A temple at Karnak

• A true pyramid with smooth, steep sides

Who built the Great Pyramid at Giza?

• Djoser

• Sneferu

• Imhotep

• Khufu

How many years was the Great Pyramid at Giza the tallest building in the world?

• 4000 years

• 3000 years

• 2000 years

• 1000 years

What did many pharaohs believe about the huge, expensive tombs?

• They would protect them from enemies

• They would allow them to continue their work for ancient Egypt from the afterlife

• They would bring them back to life

• They would make them immortal

Who built the pyramids?

• Paid workers

• Soldiers

• Farmers

• Enslaved people

What was the temple at Karnak built to honor?

• The pharaoh

• The workers who built the pyramids

• The god Amun

• The Nile River

How large is the temple at Karnak?

• Exactly two square miles

• More than one square mile

• About one square mile

• Less than a square mile

What did pharaohs add to the temple at Karnak for more than two thousand years?

• More tombs

• More pyramids

• More secret rooms

• More sections of the temple