Mummification
Egypt and the Nile
The Pyramids
The People
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What part of the body did the Egyptians throw away because they thought is was worthless?
What is the brain
100
This Nile river is unique for two reasons...
What is it is the longest river on the planet and it runs south to north!
100
What were the Pyramids used/created for?
What is to hold the body's of the Pharoahs
100
______ were the only people taught to read and write.
What is a scribe.
100
This important discovery helped translate ancient Egyptian writing.
What is the Rosetta Stone.
200
Organs are stored in these special pots during the mummification process.
What is canopic jars?
200
The part of Egypt is a dry desert, Ancient Egyptians believed it was cursed.
What is the red land.
200
Who built the Pyramids? How were they paid for their work?
What is Pyramid builders and they were paid in beer and bread.
200
The King of Ancient Egypt is called the ________. It is (true or false) that their were female kings.
What is a Pharaoh and true there were female Pharaohs.
200
Ancient Egyptians wrote on paper called and made from ____.
What is Papyrus
300
Magic charms such as the scarab beetle are places on the mummy to protect them...what are they called and what did the beetle do?
What is amulets and it protected the persons heart from spilling all their secrets to the 42 judges of the afterlife.
300
The capital city of MODERN day Egypt is ________
What is Cairo
300
Where are the GREAT PYRAMIDS and how many of them are there? What sculpture sits in front of them?
What is Giza, 3 and the Sphinx.
300
Why did Ancient Egyptians used eye makeup? What was it called _____? Who uses something similar to this today?
What is b/c the sand reflected the sun and it was so bright, Kohl, and football players.
300
The King of the Gods was ___ he was the ____ God.
Who is Re and he was the Sun God. Also, the creator of the Universe and father to all other Gods.
400
This was the God of the Afterworld...
Who is Osiris.
400
The language of MODERN day Egypt is _______ and their religion is ______.
What is Arabic and Islam.
400
The most famous Pharaoh and why?
What is King Tut, because his tomb was discovered intact. Most other tombs had been robbed.
400
In ancient Egyptian art...which parts of the body are shown in profile/from the side? Which parts are drawn facing the front?
What is the head, hips and legs are from the side. The eye, chest, and shoulders are frontal view.
500
The mummy's body was wrapped in ______ and then placed inside a _________ which was then sealed inside a pyramid.
What is linen and sarcophagus.
500
What are the Black Lands and why were they so important?
What is the area of land surrounding the Nile, which was used for farming because of the fertile soil.
500
Finished pyramids were covered in _________(which was white) and topped with pure _____. Why don't they look like this today?
What is limestone and gold. The gold was stolen and the limestone was used to make other buildings.
500
Egyptians live in the Country of _______ on the continent of _________.
What is Egypt and Africa.
500
This is a name plate usually in the shape of an oval.
What is a cartouche.
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