WorksheetsWorld Studies Weekly 7: The Pyramids
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the first thing that archaeologist Howard Carter's workers discovered after excavating in the Egyptian desert for five years without success?
a sarcophagus containing three coffins
a solid gold death mask
the mummy of King Tutankhamen
a stairway leading to a sealed door
Which archaeologist discovered a passageway into the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses II in 1995 under piles of debris and rubble?
Kent Weeks
Howard Carter
Lord Carnarvon
Jean Francois Champollion
Even though there have been many theories about the cause of King Tutankhamen's death at age 18, the most recent evidence shows that he probably died from ________.
poisoning
a blow on the head which caused a skull fracture
being stabbed by an enemy
malaria
Which pharaoh tried to remove all inscriptions from the monuments that honored the former ruler?
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Which of the following facts is not true about Ramses II?
He gained back territories for Egypt.
The toes of his mummy were wrapped individually in gold
He built more structures and statues than any other pharaoh.
His mummy is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Which Egyptian pharaoh was really a woman who wore men's clothing and a beard?
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Which of the ancient Egyptian artifacts pictured below was built by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) as his tomb?
The Great Pyramid of Giza (Image A)
Abul Simbel (Image B)
The Rosetta Stone (Image C)
The Great Sphinx (Image D)
Which two bodies of water are connected by the manmade waterway, the Suez Canal, saving ships about 6,000 miles because they do not have to circumnavigate Africa?
the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
the Baltic Sea and the Red Sea
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
What important ancient Egyptian monument(s) were moved so they would not be underwater when the Aswan High Dam was built?
The Great Sphinx
The temple of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari
the Great Pyramid of Giza
King Tut
Which of the following could best be added to the web of information about the Great Sphinx?
has the head of a man and the body of a jackal
has no inscriptions because of erosion from the desert sands
was found in King Tut's tomb
it is the oldest existing Egyptian monument
