Ancient Egyptian Historical Structures Quiz

Answer: Funerary Boat

The Funerary Boat is located on the south side of the pyramid and has been restored, but there have been other boats discovered that are not restored. The boat is built out of cedar, with the pieces joined by grass ropes and wooden plugs. The boat is flat bottomed.

There's no unanimous agreement as to the purpose of the boat, but the consensus is that it was used by the dead King for his trip to the afterlife.

Answer: Abu Simbel

Two temples were located at Abu Simbel. "The Sun Temple of Ramesses II" is the larger one and consists of a Grand Hall, Store Rooms and a Second Pillared Hall. The second temple "Hathor Temple of Nefertari" as a tribute to Ramesses' Queen. This temple consists of a Hypostyle Hall, Transverse Chamber and The Sanctuary.

The temples, which are in the south of Egypt, were relocated locally in 1967-68.

Answer: Isis

The structures on Philae Island date back to the "Time of Re" and is considered to be the last link with the ancient religion. The temple's architecture is a mixture of influences from Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. The site has structures such as the Kiosk of Nectanebo, colonnades, courtyards, temples, Hadrian's Gate and of course Isis Temple.

Answer: Kom Ombo

The temple is built of sandstone and is divided into two each side of one of the gods, Harwer (Horus the Elder) and Sobek (the crocodile god). The design of the building is a duality with double gateways, ceremonial hallways and shrines. Throughout the complex are crypts and secret passageways.

Answer: Horus

The Temple of Horus at Edfu consists of courtyard, hallways, chambers and sanctuary. Two small chambers to the left and right of the main courtyard was used for purification and a library. No one but the high priest and the Pharaoh were allowed in to the sanctuary. Horus is the Sun God and represented in the form of a falcon headed man.

Answer: Karnak

Karnak is built on a huge scale for the giant gods. The Karnak temple complex is located at Thebes and covers much of the northern part of Luxor. As the rulers changed over the years they added to the temple complex. Starting with a large court and colonnade, the rose granite sanctuary, two obelisks, a chapel were added.

Answer: Sphinx

The road or avenue of sphinx with human faces was utilised on a yearly basis for the Opet festival. The festival consisted of the Egyptians parading the avenue with statues of Amun and Mut as a symbol of their marriage.

Answer: Tutankhamun

The Tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon making it one of the best known worldwide tombs of the Egyptians. The mask of King Tut is highly recognised now located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The amazing thing about the tomb was that it was intact and had not been disturbed and plundered.

Answer: Saqqara

Djoser's Funerary Complex includes the step pyramid, temples, courtyard and tombs. Imhotep designed step pyramid believing that after death one would ascend a stairway to the sky. The pyramid consists of passages, storage rooms and burial chambers, all carved out of rock.

Answer: Ramesses II

Located in Memphis is the Sculpture Garden which has been formed to collect the statues and ruins of the area. Within the garden is a large statue of Ramesses II as well as a large sphinx.