Pyramids

What is the name of the largest pyramid in Egypt?

• Pyramid of Menkaure

• Pyramid of Khafre

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Step Pyramid of Djoser

What architectural feature inside the Great Pyramid helps protect the King's Chamber from collapsing?

• The Grand Gallery

• The Ascending Passage

• The Relieving Chambers

• The Queen's Chamber

Which of the following was NOT a tool used by the ancient Egyptians to build the pyramids?

• Copper chisels

• Wooden sledges

• Iron hammers

• Stone hammers

The purpose of the pyramids was ​ ​ (a)  

• to hold prisoners

• to house farmers and their families

• to store grain

• to hold the remains of dead pharoahs

Choose the correct answer. The ____ height of a pyramid is the distance from the apex to the midpoint of an edge where a lateral face meets the base.

• slant

• lateral

• radial

• perpendicular

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'slant' because the slant height of a pyramid is the distance from the apex to the midpoint of an edge where a lateral face meets the base.

Who was the pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built?

• Tutankhamun

• Ramses II

• Khufu

• Cleopatra

Which of the following gods was considered the god of the afterlife and was closely associated with the pyramids?

• Ra

• Osiris

• Isis

• Anubis

Approximately how many years ago were the pyramids built?

• 500 years ago

• 2,000 years ago

• 4,500 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

Why did Egyptians build false passages in the pyramids?

• to stop robbers from stealing things

• to make the mummy get lost

• to keep ghosts from getting out

• because they were bored

Which of the following best summarizes the ideas of "Guardian on the Plateau"?

• The Great Sphinx sits at the base of the plateau near the pyramids of Giza. The statue has the head of a human but the body of a lion. The statue's head has a headcloth worn only by kings. This world-famous statue fascinates people not only because of its great size but also because of its symbolic power.

• The Great Sphinx is a huge statue of a half-human, half-lion figure that sits near the pyramids of Giza. The statue was carved into limestone rock using simple tools. Over time the statue has needed repairs to the softer limestone. The statue was built around 2550 B.C. for Khafre, an Egyptian king, and has a temple for worshipping the sun.

• The Great Sphinx, a statue that sits near the pyramids of Giza, is the largest statue ever created. Carved directly into the limestone rock of a quarry, the Sphinx is 235 feet long and 66 feet tall. workers used simple tools like chisels and pounders to carve the statue around 2550 B.C. Final shaping and sanding of the statue was done with sand and sandstone.

• Near Cairo, Egypt, stand some of the world's famous monuments: the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Sphinx. The Sphinx was carved into a limestone quarry around 2550 B.C., most likely under the direction of a king name Khafre. In front of the statue is the Sphinx temple. The temple would most likely have been used to worship the rising and setting sun.