“The Lost Pyramid Movie Questions”

Directions: Watch the movie and answer the questions on this sheet of paper. When the movie is over post the answers in your blog.

1. Name one of the pharaohs who built the pyramids in Giza?... khufu
2. What is the pyramid an ultimate symbol of? power,morality
3. Why are the pyramids regarded as one of mans greatest achievements? they were made up of so many blocks
4. Why was the lost pyramid very difficult to visit? high security military zone
5. Why was Abu Rawash a good location even with the inhospitable conditions? is already a mountain with a hill top
6. How did the pharaoh who supposedly built the pyramid at Abu Rawash gain power? murder his way to power
7. What have been found at Abu Rawash that give clues to it being built by Jadhifri? many carved images of jadhifri
8. What is at Saqqara? the sight of egypt oldest known pyramid
9. Prior to pyramids how were pharaoh’s buried?
10. What do tunnels tell about what pyramids were meant to be? meant to be a palace
11. Were does the burial chamber lie in relation to the pyramid?directly beneath the pinnacle
12. What does Abu Rawash have that makes it seem to be a pyramid? because it had a burial chamber
13. Why did a Robbers hole give evidence that Abu Rawash had a burial chamber? they thought it was filled with jewels and robbers wantedjewels
14. What kind of blocks helped seal the burial chamber? granite
15. In the early 19oo’s what did the French Egyptologist find that was different from other pyramids? statutes were destroyed
16. Who does Jadhifri marry, that lends credence to a theory that he killed his brother? his own sister
17. What have archaeologist attempting to figure out about Abu Rawash? it was so far away from other pyramids stone reaches the top
18. What are the two functions of the causeway at Abu Rawash? path by which stone reaches the top, pharoh's path to after life
19. How did the Egyptians orient their pyramids?
20. Why was the Causeway not a normal east West causeway? b/c it runs north and south
21. What does the Causeway lead to? quarry
22. What role does the Nile River play in the building of Pyramids? ship granite from aswon
23. What had to be built close to the pyramid for the workers? canals to bring stones
24. What types of people lived in the working towns?conscripts and skilled workers
25. How did the Egyptians figure out to cut Granite?score surface,copper saws
26. How was Granite used at Abu Rawash to show power and wealth? polished granite casing
27. Why do archaeologist want to rethink Jadhifiri’s accomplishments with his pyramid? put granite on outside to endure and showmanship
28. What is the mystery of the sphinx? How have historians changed their view?