Pyramids, Empires, and Pharaohs Quiz

What army conquered both Egypt and Mesopotamia which caused the end of the Egyptian Empire?

• Hyksos
• Assyrians
• Iraq
• Akkadians

The Egyptian pharaoh that introduced the worship of just one god:

• Amenhotep
• Tutankhamun
• Hatshepsut
• Cleopatra

The building of the pyramids was for:

• A pharaoh to use as a home
• A tomb for a pharaoh and his belongings
• A place to store gold
• A place to pray to the gods

The Sphinx is an ancient Egyptian ruin with

• A head of a tiger and a body of a man
• A head of a man and a body of a tiger
• A head of a lion and a body of a man
• A head of a man and a body of a lion

One of the few women to rule Egypt was

• Hatshepsut
• Nefertiti
• Tutankhamun
• Amenhotep

Instead of pyramids, where did they bury pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom?

• The King of the Valley
• The Valley of the Pharaohs
• The Valley of the Kings
• The Valley of the Queens

How many social classes were there in ancient Egypt?

• 3
• 7
• 5
• 10

The group of people from western Asia that moved into Egypt and were able to take control for a period of time were the

• Romans
• Sumerians
• Hyksos
• Nubians

In addition to performing his duties to the pharaoh, the vizier also worked in which one of these places?

• a market
• a court
• a battlefield
• a school

Why was Howard Carter's discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922 unusual?

• It had never been robbed.
• It had his golden mask inside.
• Tut's mummy was still inside
• All the above