The Nile
In what direction does the Nile flow?
North
What is embalming
To prepare body for mummification (remove organs, add preservatives)
Who was the "Boy King?"
King Tutankhamun (Tut)
Who did Egyptians call for if they needed help?
Their mummy.
Which pyramid is the most famous?
Giza
How did the Nile flood? (two ways)
Regularly and gently
What was the salt added to the mummy called?
Natron
What was the name of the rock that helped people figure out hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What was the main food for Egyptians?
Bread
Why were they built?
As a burial chamber for the pharaohs.
Name 4 uses of the Nile.
Bathing, drinking, for crops, fertilizer for crops, transportation, washing, and providing fish.
What did they do with the organs?
Put in jars (canopic)
Who was the famous female pharaoh and how did she die?
Cleopatra, a poisonous snake (asp)
What was their bread made of?
Wheat
Who did the actual building of the pyramids?
Slaves
Besides the Nile River, what other natural barriers protected the Egyptians from invaders? Name 1
Sahara Desert, waterfalls in the Nile, the Delta
Why did the Egyptians care about the dead bodies?
Afterlife
What do they think hieroglyphics represented (when they first started using them)?
Words (symbols)
What were the two main occupations of most Egyptians?
What was inside the pyramids?
Mummy, food and riches, servants.
What is a delta?
When a river runs into a lake or sea and branches out into smaller rivers.
Who would win in a fight between a mummy and a vampire?
Neither of them, they don't exist.
Name 3 of the most famous pharaohs.
Ramses, King Tut, Cleopatra, Khufu
What were two freedoms that women had in Ancient Egypt?
Owning property, selling and buying things.
What is the name of the half man/half lion statue outside the great pyramid of Giza?
Sphinx