Mummification
How many days did the mummification process take?
70 Days
What natural event often occurred during the construction of the pyramids?
Flooding
Which animal were often buried in tombs alongside Pharoahs?
Cats
How many Egyptian gods are there?
Over 2000
The river that flows through Egypt …
Nile
The first ancient Egyptians were preserved naturally in pits of sand. Why did this stop?
Wild animals ate them
The most famous pyramids are found in…
Giza
Which god did King Tutankhamun reinstate?
Amun
Which god is represented as a mummified king?
Hint: his wife is Isis, his son is Horus and his brother is Seth
Osiris
What was used to help decipher hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
What was the name of the baboon headed god on canopic jar that stored the lungs?
Hapi
What was the purpose of the sphinx?
The sphinx was a spiritual guardian
The Pharaoh was the reincarnation of which god?
Horus
Who am I?
According to the Osiris myth, I embalmed and wrapped the body of the murdered king, becoming the patron god for embalmers.
Anubis
The Pyramid of Djoser has 15 doors but how many of them open?
One
During the wrapping process, the priest wore the mask of which god?
Anubis
The largest pyramid in Egypt is called…
The Pyramid of Khufu
OR
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt was…
Cleopatra
My name is Bastet. I am often represented as a…
Cat
What year was King Tut’s tomb discovered?
1922
What is the correct process of mummification?
Clean, organs, brain, dry, stuff, wrap, coffin
How much do the blocks used to construct pyramids weigh (each and in tons)
2.5 tons
Who am I?
The second historically-confirmed female pharaoh and self appointed God's Wife of Amun.
Hatshepsut
Who am I?
I was the disc of the sun and originally an aspect of Ra, the sun god, but Akhenaten made me the sole focus of official worship during his reign.
Aten
Name 5 artefacts found in King Tut’s tomb
Throne, bed, firelighter, senet game, stoppers from the canopic chest, king’s mannequin, headrest, gold mask, painted chest, goddess Selket, Ushabti figure