Multiple Choice
What did embalmers turn a pharaoh into when he died?
a. An archaeologist.
b. A god or goddess.
c. A mummy.
c. A mummy.
What is a pyramid?
a. A scientist who digs in the earth to find clues about the past.
b. A stone monument built by Egyptians as a home for certain gods and goddesses.
c. A stone monument built by Egyptians as a royal tomb for pharaohs.
c. A stone monument built by Egyptians as a royal tomb for pharaohs.
How were the pyramids built?
Nobody knows exactly how they were built.
Which of these facts about pharaohs is FALSE?
a. Pharaohs spent their days farming.
b. Pharaohs were believed to be related to the gods.
c. Pharaohs were responsible for building temples to the gods.
[AM1]answer
a. Pharaohs spent their days farming.
What is a temple?
a. The ancient Egyptian sun god.
b. A stone monument built by Egyptians as a home for certain gods and goddesses.
c. A scientist who digs in the earth to find clues about the past.
b. A stone monument built by Egyptians as a home for certain gods and goddesses.
They had parades to celebrate the pharaoh going into the afterlife.
Without hieroglyphics, ancient Egyptians would not have been able to _______________________.
a. farm along the Nile River.
b. mummify pharaohs for the journey to the afterlife
c. send and receive messages
c. send and receive messages
What is an archaeologist?
a. A scientist who digs in the earth to find clues about the past.
b. A young pharaoh who was mummified in ancient Egypt.
a. A scientist who digs in the earth to find clues about the past.
Why did Ancient Egyptians start hiding where the pharaoh was buried?
People started robbing their graves.
Which detail describes why the Nile River was important in ancient Egypt?
Without the Nile River, gods and goddesses would have no home.
Without the Nile River, land would be too dry to grow crops.
Without the Nile River, mummies would have no way to travel to the afterlife.
Without the Nile River, land would be too dry to grow crops.
Who was King Tut?
a. A stone monument built by Egyptians as a home for certain gods and goddesses.
b. A young pharaoh who was mummified in ancient Egypt.
b. A young pharaoh who was mummified in ancient Egypt.
What were some things the pharaoh were buried with?
Their belongings such as furniture, gold, jewelry, art, servants, and pets.
Archeologists estimate that over 20,000 men worked on the Great Pyramid. Building the pyramid took many years. What does these details tell you about the pharaoh?
These details show that pharaohs were powerful because the pyramids were the pharaohs’ tomb. The pharaohs made many people work for a long time to build the pyramids. If pharaohs didn’t have power, Egyptians wouldn’t have built the pyramids.
Who was Ra?
a. A young pharaoh who was mummified in ancient Egypt.
b. The ancient Egyptian sun god.
b. The ancient Egyptian sun god.
What was the system of writing that Ancient Egyptians used to send and receive messages?
Hieroglyphics