Pharaohs
Pharaoh that began ruling at 9 years old
Who is Tutankhamen?
Who was Ra?
A dead body that has been preserved from decaying
What is a mummy?
Egyptian paper made from the soft sponge-like center of a stem (pith) of a plant
What is papyrus?
Powerful rulers of Egypt who were believed to be gods
Who were the pharaohs?
Who is Hatshepsut?
Who was Osiris?
The process used to preserve a dead body
What is mummification?
Egyptians wore these large ornaments that were believed to protect the wearer from evil
What were amulets?
A line of kings or rulers that belonged to the same family in ancient Egypt
What is a dynasty?
Who is Rameses II?
Who was Anubis?
The stone coffin pharaohs' bodies were placed in when they died
What is a sacrophagus?
The oldest monument in Egypt that is shaped like a mythical creature with a head of a human and the body of a lion that guards the Great Pyramid of Giza
What is the Great Sphinx?
Brutal warriors who attacked and seized what they wanted and ruled Egypt for about 150 years
Who were the Hyksos?
Greatest warrior pharaoh
Who was Thutmose III?
The scroll that was buried with a person that gave instructions of what to do and say in the afterlife to the gods
What is the Book of the Dead?
Number of days it took to mummify a dead body
What is 70 days?
Place where mud, sand, and dirt settle in a triangular area at the mouth of a river
Found King Tut's tomb in 1922
Who was Howard Carter?
Pharaoh that drove out the Hyksos
Who was Ahmose?
Pharaoh that made Aton the only god worshipped during his reign
Who is Amenhotep IV?
Special containers used to hold the liver, stomach, lungs, and intestines of the dead person
What are canopic jars?
Black powder both men and women used to make their eyes appear larger
What is kohl?
Leader of Kush that conquered Egypt
Who was Piye?