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Pyramids and the Great Sphinx

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Look at one side of a pyramid. What shape is it?

    • A circle
    • A square
    • A triangle

  2. What is the Great Sphinx?

    • A kind of pyramid
    • A giant stone statue
    • A real, living lion

  3. The Great Pyramid is one of the biggest buildings ever built.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What animal's body does the Sphinx have?

    • Camel
    • Lion
    • Elephant

  5. Where can you find the Great Pyramid?

    • Giza
    • Rome
    • Athens

  6. Where does the Great Sphinx sit?

    • Inside the Great Pyramid
    • On top of the Great Pyramid
    • Near the pyramids

  7. How old are the pyramids?

    • Thousands of years old
    • Only ten years old
    • Brand new

  8. Which story is in the right order?

    • A pharaoh died, then Egyptians built his tomb
    • Egyptians built a tomb, then a pharaoh died
    • A pharaoh died, then nobody built anything

  9. Mia says, 'Once the pharaoh died, his body did not matter anymore.' What is wrong with that?

    • Pharaohs were not buried in Egypt
    • Nothing, Mia is right
    • Egyptians believed he needed his body for the afterlife

  10. Leo says the Sphinx has a camel's body and a bird's head. What is wrong with that?

    • Nothing, Leo is right
    • It has a lion's body and a human head
    • It has a camel's body but a human head
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  1. A triangle · Each side of a pyramid is shaped like a triangle.
  2. A giant stone statue · The Great Sphinx is a giant stone statue with a lion's body and a human head.
  3. True · The lesson says the Great Pyramid is one of the biggest buildings ever built, and it still stands today.
  4. Lion · The Sphinx has the body of a lion.
  5. Giza · The Great Pyramid stands at Giza, in Egypt.
  6. Near the pyramids · The Great Sphinx sits near the pyramids, where it guards them.
  7. Thousands of years old · The pyramids have stood in Egypt for thousands of years.
  8. A pharaoh died, then Egyptians built his tomb · When a pharaoh died, Egyptians built him a tomb. The dying came first, the building came after.
  9. Egyptians believed he needed his body for the afterlife · Egyptians believed the pharaoh needed his body for the afterlife, so they kept it safe in a tomb.
  10. It has a lion's body and a human head · The Sphinx has a lion's body and a human head, not a camel's body and a bird's head.
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