Week 3 - Day 15 (Review Game - MUPP Duncan)

Why were the pyramids built in Ancient Egypt?

• To store food and water

• To serve as homes for farmers

• To be tombs for pharaohs and important people

• To hold meetings for government leaders

What materials were the pyramids mostly built from?

• Clay

• Limestone blocks

• Glass and Metal

• Bricks and wood

Who was buried inside the Great Pyramid of Giza?

• King Tut

• Cleopatra

• The highest Egyptian priest

• Pharaoh Khufu

What do the pyramids tell us about Ancient Egyptian civilization?

• They were skilled builders who believed in an afterlife

• They were afraid of the desert

• They loved building tall building for power

• They had no interest in religion or the afterlife

How were pyramid stones most likely moved into place

• By trucks and machines

• Using sleds, ramps, and human labor

• By rolling them down mountains

• With cranes and pulleys from Rome

What is one reason pyramids were built in the desert?

• To be close to the sea

• To grown crops nearby

• Because the land was flat and dry

• To be hidden from other countries

What shape is the base of a pyramid?

• Circle

• Triange

• Square

• Octagon

What are hieroglyphics?

• A type of Ancient Egyptian clothing

• A special kind of plant found near the Nile

• An Egyptian holiday

• A type of picture writing

Hieroglyphics were on of the FIRST writing systems in the world?

• True

• False

What can hieroglyphics tell us?

• Kept Ancient Egyptian records

• Acted as a form of communication

• A musicla instrument used in temples

• Told stories