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 pharaohs?

Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.

Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?

It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

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Egyptian Pharaohs

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1
This pharaoh had over 100s wives and children.
Khufu
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
2
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
homes for the pharaohs' servants
temples for religious worship
storehouses for reserves of grain
tombs for pharaohs when they died
3
It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?
the Great Pyramid at Giza
the White Chapel
the temple at Abu Simbel
the Sphinx
4
Which Pharaoh is known for encouraging Egyptian arts and literature and the construction of the White Chapel.
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Senusret
Ramses II
5
What were the three periods of Ancient Egypt?
Pyramids, Golden, Old
Great, Golden, Middle
Old, Middle, New
First, Middle, Last
6
Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?
Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt.
Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years.
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.
Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands.
7
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
a woman
a god
a child
a priest
8
Why did archaeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?
It offered tourists shade while they waited for a guide.
It was an experiment to learn old construction methods.
It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.
It gave the scientists a place to study what they dug up.
9
Which of these was the first female pharaoh?
Khufu
Khafre
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
10
The Age of the Pyramids describes which kingdom?
Neolithic
New
Old
Middle
11
What was the nickname of the New Kingdom?
The Age of the Pyramids
The Age of Reunification
The Golden Age
The Age of the Pharaohs
12
Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?
Egypt and the Persians
Egypt and the Hittites
Egypt and the Babylonians
Egypt and the Assyrians
13
Pharaohs were seen as . . .
gods
humans
really cool
bad leaders
14
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to transport goods up and down the Nile
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
to educate and protect the royal children
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs

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