Quiz – Pyramids
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What were the pyramids, or why were they built?
What did the Egyptians call their ruler or king?
What is the name of the biggest pyramid?
How tall is the biggest pyramid?
How many blocks of stone are in the biggest pyramid?
How much does each stone weigh?
How many people built the biggest pyramid?
How many years did it take to build the biggest pyramid?
For the Egyptians to build the biggest pyramid in that time, how often did they have
to put a stone into place?
10. In the U.S. everyone has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What
was it like in ancient Egypt?
11. The pyramids were very well built. Give an example of this.
12. Who was the biggest pyramid built for?
13. What did the Egyptians believe protected the pyramids?
14. What did the Sphinx look like?
15. Why did the Egyptians stop building the pyramids?
16. Where were the rulers of Egypt buried when they stopped building pyramids?
Quiz – Mummies
What was the most important Egyptian god? What was the god’s name?
Where did the Egyptians get the idea that there was an afterlife? Explain.
According to the Egyptians what part of the body lived when a person died?
Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
Think of what the Egyptians did to a person who robbed a pyramid. Why would they
kill them in that way?
6. What has to be completely taken from a body to keep it from decaying?
7. The first mummies were made by accident. Explain.
8. To make a mummy on purpose, what has to be put all over the body?
9. What did they do with the organs? (Be complete.)
10. What did the lids of the canopic jars look like?
11. Which organ was returned to the body?
12. What was the only organ that was thrown away?
13. What was the body wrapped in?
14. The body was put in a coffin. What did the coffin look like?
15. What was the coffin put in?
16. How long did the average Egyptian live?
17. Tell a cause of death of ancient Egyptians (that we found out from studying the
mummies). Explain.
18. Egyptians made animal mummies. Tell the 3 most common animal mummies.
19. Why did the Egyptians stop making mummies? Explain.
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Quiz – Hatshepsut – Tutankhamen – Ramesses
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Who was supposed to become pharaoh when a pharaoh died?
How did Hatshepsut make Egypt rich?
What did Hatshepsut do to try to lower prejudice against her?
Explain how trade helps a country. (Be complete.)
Why is Tutankhamen so famous?
Where (in Egypt) is Tutankhamen’s tomb?
Who was a pharaoh usually married to?
Ramesses died when he was 86 years old. What does this tell us about Ramesses?
(Tell at least 2 things.)
9. What was Ramesses known for?
10. Ramesses had statues built. Who are most of them of?
11. How many children did Ramesses have?
12. What famous Hebrew did Ramesses know?
Quiz – Cleopatra
1. Cleopatra became pharaoh with her brother. What happened to Cleopatra’s
brother?
2. What was the strongest country in the world when Cleopatra was pharaoh?
3. Who was the leader of the strongest country in the world when Cleopatra first
became pharaoh?
4. Cleopatra had a plan. What was the purpose of her plan?
5. Cleopatra influenced her husband to start a civil war. What was his name?
6. Who won this war?
7. What happened to Cleopatra?
8. Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?
Quiz – Phoenicians
1. The Phoenicians are responsible for one of the greatest inventions of all time.
What was it?
2. Why was it a great invention/
3. The highway for the River Valley Civilizations was rivers. What was the
Phoenician’s highway?
4. What are the Phoenicians famous for trading?
5. Why did everyone want the item that the Phoenicians traded?
6. Name the city that the Phoenicians started.