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Egyptian Pyramids And Tombs
Test Description: Egyptian Pyramids and Tombs
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1) What types of people were pyramids built for?
A
Pharaohs
B
Wealthy People
C
Everybody who could afford it
D
The gods
2) What side of the Nile were pyramids built on?
A
East
B
North
C
South
D
West
3) About how many pyramids are still standing in Egypt today?
A
About 50
B
About 130
C
About 90
D
About 75
4) What type of stone was used in building the pyramids?
A
Sandstone
B
Dorite
C
Limestone
D
Quartz
5) How many stones or blocks make up the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A
4 million
B
2 million
C
3 million
D
1 million
6) What is the average weight of the stones/blocks of the Great Pyramid?
A
About 2 tons each
B
About 5 tons each
C
About 10 tons each
D
About 1 ton each
7) Who was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for?
A
King Tut
B
Khufu
C
Menes/Narmer
D
Ramses II
8) The stone needed to build the pyramids came from ...
A
Farm fields in the Nile Delta
B
Quarries
C
Salt Mines
D
The bottom of the Nile
9) What were the large rectangular tombs of the wealthy called?
A
Bent Pyramids
B
Pyramids
C
Step Pyramids
D
Mastabas
10) Where was King Tut buried?
A
The Giza Plateau
B
Valley of the Kings
C
Saqqara
D
Cairo
11) What was organ was left in the body during mummification?
A
liver
B
lungs
C
stomach
D
heart
12) What is the term used to describe a large ancient cemetery?
A
morgue
B
acropolis
C
necropolis
D
mastaba
13) How long did it take to mummify a body in ancient Egypt?
A
100 days
B
30 days
C
40 days
D
70 days
14) What type of people were usually mummified in ancient Egypt?
A
Everybody did it because it was free for all
B
Those who could afford it-usually the wealthy
C
Only the pharaohs
15) What were a persons organs stored in after they were removed during mummification?
A
They were wrapped and dried in placed back in the body
B
Canoptic Jars
C
They were placed in wood boxes and floated down the Nile
D
Nothing-They were tossed into the desert for animals to eat
16) What statement best describes why Egyptians mummified the dead?
A
Because they thought the body was needed by the gods for judgement
B
They thought you would get your body back in the afterlife
C
So evil spirits wont destroy the body in the afterlife
D
So family members could visit their relatives body and pay their respects
17) What statement best describes what we know about the way Egyptians did mummification?
A
We know how they did it based on artwork that shows the steps of mummification
B
Historians are simply making educated guesses on how the Egyptians made mummies
C
We know how they did it because people get mummified all the time in Egypt today
D
We know how they did it because they left detailed recipes on how they mummified people
18) How many mummies have been found in the pyramids of Egypt?
A
There were only 5 ever found
B
About 130-Every pyramid had a mummy in it when modern archaeologists entered
C
There are too many to count
D
None
19) What was the purpose of an Egyptian pyramid?
A
They were the home of the pharaoh and his family
B
They were built for people to pray and watch sacrifices
C
A tomb for a pharaoh
D
They were built for grain storage
20) What is the process of removing the water from something called?
A
Decomposition
B
Embalming
C
Dehydration
D
Cremation
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