What word best describes the function of the pyramids?AReligious templesBBurial placesCRoyal palacesDApartment houses

2Why did the Egyptian term for "king" literally mean "great house?" Choose the best answer.AThe pharaohs lived in very big housesBThe pharaoh's family, or "house," was the most powerful in EgyptCA "great house" was a temple where pharaohs held religious ceremoniesDThe term referred to the great pyramids

Egyptian architecture is characterized by?A.Massiveness and ornamentationB.Monumental & trabeatedC.Highly decorativeD.Very ornate

What do the Pyramid Texts discuss?*8 pointsHow to get to the underworldRa’s birth and the birth stories of other godsHow to build pyramidsHow to kill an Egyptian god

Egyptian architecture is characterized by?

The odd band-like structure at the top of the Pyramid of the Sun is the result of __________________.Group of answer choicesFaulty engineering at the time of construction, placing heavier stone over a mud-brick base, resulting in collapse at the top of the structureThe need to have a platform at the top of the pyramid for the placement of a temple, where sacrifices occurredNone of theseIncorrect reconstruction at the turn of the 20th Century by Italian archaeologistsThe pyramid being constructed in five distinct phases, with this representing the final stage