What was the main cause for the shift from building pyramid to rock cut tomb?

Grave robbers stealing buried treasures

Which is NOT true about the Egyptian beliefs?

The Egyptians looked for progress and new answers.

What is a hypostyle hall?

A roofed chamber filled with many columns

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1
Which of these are not one of the great pyramids at Giza?
Khafre
Khufu
Snefru
Menkare
2
What is this type of structure called?
Ziggurat
Geometric pyramid
Stepped pyramid
Bent pyramid
3
What is a pylon?
Structural system in a typical Egyptian temple
Big sloped gateway into the temple
Inner sanctuary of the temple
Entrance court of the temple
4
Where is the axis at the Temple complex at Karnak pointing to?
Nile river
Valley of the Kings
Winter solstice sunrise
North-South direction
5
What is the function of a ziggurat?
Tomb
School
Storage
Temple
6
What is this structure called?
Pylon
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Mastaba
7
What is the most important geographical feature of Egypt?
Euphrates
Amazon
Tigris
Nile
8
Identify the name of this architecture.
Rock Cut Tomb at Beni Hassan
Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Amon at Karnak
Temple of Khonsu
9
Which of these is not a purpose of the pyramid?
Burial place of the dead pharoah
Stairway for dead pharoah to ascend to heaven
Temple for god
Where treasures are kept for the dead
10
Which number is the true burial chamber of the pharoah (Khufu)?
1
4
5
2
11
A true pyramid has an incline angle of how many degrees?
43
39
61
52
12
Which of these structures is not part of a typical Egyptian funerary complex?
Causeway
Hypostyle hall
Mortuary temple
Valley temple
13
What are the two axes that dominated the life and architecture of Egypt? (Select 2 answers)
Moon
Sun
Mountain
River
14
Which type of column capital symbolized Lower Egypt?
Lotus bloom
Lotus bud
Papyrus
Palm
15
What is "Ka"?
Pharoah
Spirit of the dead
Mummy
God
16
Which of these is not a unique characteristic of ancient Egyptian architecture?
Grid and axis
Massiveness and solidity
Man and nature relationship
Flexibility and impermanence
17
What is a serdab?
Room where family members prayed
Room where the statue of the dead person is kept
Room where the dead person is buried
Room where the dead person is mummified
18
What was the main cause for the shift from building pyramid to rock cut tomb?
Worship of new god Aten instead of Amon-Ra
Move to the new capital city of Thebes
Grave robbers stealing buried treasures
Difficulty in construction
19
Which is NOT true about the Egyptian beliefs?
The Egyptians believed in life after death.
The Egyptians believed in repeating, endless cycles of life.
The Egyptians resisted change.
The Egyptians looked for progress and new answers.
20
Where is "Lower Egypt"?
North of Egypt
East of Egypt
South of Egypt
West of Egypt
21
What is a hypostyle hall?
A roofed chamber filled with many columns
A roofed chamber with one row of columns on all sides
An open forecourt of the temple
A roofed chamber with columns in the front
22
What is a sphinx?
Head of pharoah, body of tiger
Head of pharoah, body of lion
Head of hawk, body of lion
Head of pharoah, body of hawk

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