Unit 3: Ancient Egypt - Famous Individuals

Question 1

Which pharaoh focused on military conquest creating the largest Empire Egypt ever controlled?

Accepted Answer

Thutmose III

Question 2

Which female pharaoh led Egypt to 21 years of peace and prosperity through trade and treaties?

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 3

Which pharaoh is remembered for changing Egypt's religion to the monotheistic worship of Aton?

Accepted Answer

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)

Question 4

Who served as director of antiquity in Egypt's government after MANY discoveries of his own?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Zahi Hawass

Question 5

What pharaoh built more temples and monuments than any pharaoh during his long reign?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 6

Which Middle Kingdom pharaoh protected Egypt's borders and focused on architecture, literature, and the arts?

Accepted Answer

Sunusret I

Question 7

Which Egyptologist is remembered for translating the Rosetta Stone & unlocking hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

Jean Francois Champollion

Question 8

Which modern Egyptologist specializes in Egyptian religion and mummification practices?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Bob Brier

Question 9

Which modern Egyptologist is renowned for his discoveries on the pyramids of the Giza plateau?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Mark Lehner

Question 10

Which pharaoh built the first pyramid?

Accepted Answer

Djoser

Question 11

Which pharaoh united upper & lower Egypt and became its first pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Menes

Question 12

Which pharaoh is remembered not for what he did, but the Great treasure discovered in his tomb?

Accepted Answer

Tutankhamen

Question 13

Which Egyptologist discovered the priceless treasures/intact tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen?

Accepted Answer

Howard Carter

Question 14

Which pharaoh is remembered for building the Great Pyramid that became his tomb?

Accepted Answer

Khufu

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