Pyramids and mummies
What was in the pyramids?
Kings and Queens. Pyramids were used as tombs.
What was the Egyptian God of the Sun called?
Ra
What is another name for an Egyptian King?
What was a major benefit of the Nile flooding each year?
It made the soil fertile and good for growing crops
Challenge a team to a rock off. Losing team is deducted 100 points.
Losing team is deducted 100 points.
What type of cloth strips did they wrap mummies in?
Linen
There is a famous myth about two brothers - what were their names?
The Egyptians thought that the pharaoh was a deity. What is another word for deity?
god
Was Upper Egypt in the South or in the North?
Upper Egypt- in the south
Challenge another team to a throwing contest. Three throws into the bin.
Losing team is deducted points.
Who was the great Pyramid built for?
a. Khufu
b. Tutankhamun
c. Hatshepsut
Khufu
What is the name of the jackal-headed god in Egyptian mythology who was the god of the Afterlife?
Anubis
Name two female Egyptian pharaohs.
Cleopatra, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti
What natural barrier to the West protected Egypt from invasion?
Desert
Walk like an Egyptian
Balancing the pyramid on your head, you must walk backwards between two points. First to reach the other side while you still have the pyramid on your head wins.
What was the name of the jars that contained the organs removed before mummification?
Canopic jars
If your heart is heavier than a feather, you will be eaten by me! I have the head of a crocodile, the body of a lion and a back end of a hippopotamus! Who am I?
Ammit the Devourer.
Who raided Tutanhkamun's tomb?
Howard Carter
What is the name of the reed plant that Egyptians used to make paper, sandals and baskets?
papyrus
Construct the tallest card pyramid you can in one minute. Your pyramid must remain standing.
Losing team gets penalised.
If slaves didn't build the pyramids, who did?
Artisans (skilled workers), farmers during the flooding season, some slave labour.
Egyptians worshipped cats. What was the cat god called?
Bastet
How old was Tutankhamun when he became pharaoh AND when did he die?
Nine and nineteen.
Ancient Egypt had three seasons, each linked to the Nile. What was the name of the season when the Nile flooded?
The Inundation.
Challenge another team to a wall sit. You must balance a textbook on your head while performing an accurate wall sit for at least two minutes.
Losing team is penalised.