WorksheetsThe Great Pyramid of Giza
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
How many years did it take to build the Great Pyramid?
20 years
2560 years
200 years
none of the above
A triangular shaped stone monument is called a/an
obelisk
pyramid
Sphinx
none of the above
A ruler in ancient Egypt was called a/an
pharaoh
emperor
president
dictator
How tall was the Great Pyramid of Giza originally?
2580 feet tall
2560 feet tall
481 feet tall
841 feet tall
According to the Herodotus, who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
enslaved people
paid skilled workers
According to archaeologists, who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
enslaved people
paid skilled workers
Which piece of evidence BEST supports the claim that enslaved people built the Great Pyramid?
"Some were forced to mine stones..."
"..workers were paid laborers.."
“No way would they have been buried so honorably if they were slaves.”
"...the builders came from poor Egyptian families..."
Which piece of evidence BEST supports the claim that enslaved people did NOT build the Great Pyramid?
"He closed all the temples and forced all the Egyptians to work for him."
"One hundred thousand whip-driven men poured out their sweat and blood for twenty years.."
"Egypt’s archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said that discovery and the latest finds last week show that the workers were paid laborers..."
"Some were forced to mine stones..."
The Great Pyramid of Giza was completed in 2560 BCE. How many years ago was that?
440 years ago
539 years ago
4583 years ago
5000 years ago
What is the BEST reason why we might doubt Herodotus?
He wrote The Histories in 440 BCE, which was around 2000 years after the Great Pyramid was built.
He never spoke with anyone during his travels to Egypt.
