Who Built the Pyramids?: teacher key

Ancient Egypt, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Slaves did not build the pyramids. Here is what diggers found about the people who did.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

Who built the pyramids?
- Only slaves
- Egyptian workers (answer)
- Visitors
What was the outer stone of the Great Pyramid?
- Gold
- Wood
- Limestone from Tura (answer)
How did the workers move the blocks?
- On sledges (answer)
- On trucks
- By plane
How were the workers paid?
- In coins
- They were not paid
- In food such as grain (answer)
What does the workers' town tell us about them?
- They had no homes
- They had bread to eat (answer)
- They lived far away