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