Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

tombs for pharaohs when they died

Why is King Tut one of the most well- known

Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.

Senusret controlled a source of natural resources that were used in works of art. that source?

mines for gold, copper, and gems

Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr al-Bahri?

a great temple built into a cliff above the river

Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?

built by Senusret but had been taken apart by a later ruler

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1
Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?
Egypt and the Hittites
Egypt and the Persians
Egypt and the Babylonians
Egypt and the Assyrians
2
What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?
He had many children.
He made strong treaties.
He declared that he was a god.
He killed his rivals.
3
called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
the Old Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
after the New Kingdom
4
Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was
a god
a priest
a child
a woman
5
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
to transport goods up and down the Nile
to educate and protect the royal children
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
6
What is one characteristic for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?
reunification
widespread wars
military conquests
great pharaohs
7
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
temples for religious worship
storehouses for reserves of grain
tombs for pharaohs when they died
homes for the pharaohs' servants
8
Why is King Tut one of the most well- known
Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt.
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.
9
Senusret controlled a source of natural resources that were used in works of art. that source?
forests of giant cedar trees
mines for gold, copper, and gems
hot, bubbling mineral springs
flocks of birds with scarlet feathers
10
It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?
the Great Pyramid of Giza
the Sphinx
the temple at Abu Simbel
the White Chapel
11
Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more
books of scholarship.
inventions to use in warfare.
temples and monuments.
maps based on expeditions.
12
Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr al-Bahri?
a great temple built into a cliff above the river
a pyramid constructed in the open desert
a mud-brick structure found on an island
a shrine dug out of rock below ground level
13
ruled for more than 60 years. great military leader. hundreds of statues of me - Who am I?
Ramses II
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
14
Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?
It offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide.
built by Senusret but had been taken apart by a later ruler
It was an experiment to learn old construction methods.
It gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up.

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