Lesson 5

Question 1

Djoser’s Pyramid

Answer 1

Step @ Saqqara. designed by Imhotep. 1st stone burial tomb. 205ft tall 358 square ft. at base. Tomb and complex. Covers 37 acers.

Question 1

Great (Khufu’s) Pyramid

Answer 1

@ Giza. Smooth sides and started out at 481ft. tall is now 449.5ft. tall because of weather erosion. 756 square ft. at base and each stone weighs 2.3 tons. 2.3 million blocks over 20 years to build. get two of these for a pass

Question 2

Old Kingdom

Answer 2

Egypt’s first great period of unity and prosperity, lasting from around 2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C

Question 3

Middle Kingdom

Answer 3

The new era of peace and prosperity after going to war

Question 4

Hyksos

Answer 4

A group of foreigners that came to live in Egypt and rose to power in Lower Egypt

Question 5

Ahmose

Answer 5

Upper Egypt’s king that rebelled against Hyksos