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SS. Ch. 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is King Tut one of the most well known pharaohs? | Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb. |
| Why did ancient Egyptians make mummies? | to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs. |
| Major purpose for building the pyramids? | tombs for pharaohs when they died |
| One characteristic for which Egypt's Middle Kingdom is especially famous? | reunification |
| period is often called Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its powers? | the New Kingdom |
| One method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted? | He declared that he was a god |
| What was built from more than 2 million stones and had tunnels inside? | the Great Pyramid at Giza |
| Senusret I controlled a source of natural resources that were used in beautiful works of art. What was that source? | mines for gold, copper, and gems |
| Why did archeologists reconstruct the WHite Chapel? | It was built by Senusret 1 but had been taken apart by a later ruler. |
| Hatshepsut was first pharaoh who was: | a women |
| Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut's monument at Dayr al-Bahri? | a great temple built into a cliff above the river. |
| Who ruled Egypt for more than 60 years, was a famous military leader, had hundreds of statues o himself built all over Egypt: | Ramses II |
| Signed the world's first peace treaty: | Egypt and the Hittites |
| Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced: | temples and monuments |