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WorksheetsEgyptian Pyramids
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
The Great Pyramid was built for which pharaoh?
King Tut
Djoser
Akhenaten
Khufu
Historians believe which group is responsible for building the pyramids?
Aliens
Farmers
Scribes
Slaves
Which reason best describes why the pyramids were built?
To celebrate the royal family
To store the royal family's stuff
To help the pharaoh reach the afterlife
To help desert travelers find Egypt
Which stone originally covered the surface of the pyramids?
Limestone
Sandstone
Slate
Granite
True or False: Some pyramids housed several dead bodies.
False
True
True or False: All ancient Egyptian pharaohs were buried in pyramids
False
True
Why did later pharaohs decide to be buried in tombs instead of pyramids?
Tombs took less time to build
Tombs made it easier to reach the afterlife
Tombs were harder to spot by tomb raiders
Tombs were more impressive
Where would a pharaoh during the New Kingdom be buried?
In a pyramid
In the Valley of the Kings
In the Valley of the Queens
Either the Valley of the Kings or the Valley of the Queens
On which side of the Nile River were most pyramids built?
The eastern side
The northern side
The western side
The rainier side
True or False: Scientists use protons to discover new spaces in the pyramids
False
True
Which of these structures is taller than the Great Pyramid?
The Statue of Liberty
The Eiffel Tower
Big Ben
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
How many football fields can fit inside the base of the Great Pyramid?
16
4
10
24
What did scientists just discover inside the Great Pyramid?
A slide!
A treasure room!
A new mummy!
An empty space!
True or False: This is a pyramid.
True
False
