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Test Prep: The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
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Test your knowledge for our upcoming test on Lesson 8 all about the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.
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Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?
Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years.
Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands.
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.
2
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
the New Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
after the New Kingdom
3
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
temples for religious worship
tombs for pharaohs when they died
storehouses for reserves of grain
4
What is one characteristic for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?
widespread wars
military conquests
reunification
great pharaohs
5
The Great Pyramid at Giza was built from more than two million stone blocks and had tunnels inside.
False
True
6
Egypt and the Hittites signed the world's first peace treaty.
True
False
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Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more ______________.
books of scholarship
temples and monuments
inventions to use in warfare.
8
Senusret I controlled a source of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art.
hot, bubbling mineral springs
forests of giant cedar trees
mines for gold, copper, and gems
9
What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?
He had many children.
. He declared that he was a god.
He killed his rivals
10
Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?
It gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up.
It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.
It offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide
11
Look at this picture. Under which of these pharaohs did this activity most likely take place?
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
Khufu
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Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was a priest.
True
False
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Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
to educate and protect the royal children
