Geography
Religion
Architecture
Politics
Social Structure
100
In which continent is Egypt located?
What is Africa.
100
Name 3 gods or godesses.
Apophis, Anubis, Babi, Bast, Bes, Disturber, Geb, Gengen-Wer, Hapi, Heket, Horus, Isis, Khepri, Khonsu, Mekhit, Neith, Nekhbet, Nut, Osiris, Ptah, Ra, Sekhmet, Serqet, Set, Shu, Sobek, Tawaret, Thoth.
100
The most important Egyptian pyramid.
What is the Pyramid of Giza.
100
A nickname for Ramses II.
What is Ramses the Great, The great pharaoh.
100
The most important person in Egypt.
What is the Pharaoh
200
The nile river empties into this sea.
What is the Mediterranean.
200
Ra was the god of...
The sun.
200
Place that was built under the reign of Ramses II
What is Abu Simbel
200
Describe King Tut, giving two facts, as if you were an Ancient Egyptian.
Robust King, died when he was young, reversed what his father did.
200
When do scribes start school?
At the age of 5.
300
Name 3 important structures, pyramids or monuments that were built in Ancient Egypt.
What is Abu Simbel, Pyramid of Khufu, Sphynx.
300
During mummification, why was the heart left in the body?
So he could live in the afterlife.
300
The pyramid of khufu was the biggest structure until...
1881
300
The first female pharaoh.
What is Hatshepsut
300
The order of the social structure from least important to most important.
Peasants, Artisans, Scribes, Priests, Government Officials, and Pharaoh.
400
Countries that Egypt borders.
Israel, Libya and Sudan.
400
Name the steps of mummification.
1. Embalming the body. 2. Take out all the organs (including the brain) except the heart. 3. Cover the body. 4. The organs are put in jars.
400
In the pyramid of Khufu, how much did each block weigh?
2 tons.
400
Which pharaoh was known for the 60 foot statues of him, and for building Thebes?
Amenhotep III.
400
Name the whole pyramid from most important to least important, and give one fact of each.
Pharaoh - He is the ruler. Government Officials - They carry the king's orders. Priests - Are in charge of the temples or sacred places. Scribes - Start school at the age of 5. Artisans - Create pieces of art, or make representations of animals and/or gods. Peasants - They are the people who seed, the least important.
500
Why is Upper Egypt in the south?
Because the nile starts in the south and goues downhill to empty in the mediterranean sea.
500
Give 5 facts of Ra.
The sun god, represented with a falcon head, was represented with a sun for a crown, most important, he had a double crown representing upper and lower Egypt
500
How many statues are at the entrance of Abu Simbel?
4
500
Pharaoh that appeared in the story of Sinuhe.
What is Senusret.
500
The type of government official second-in-command to the pharaoh. He also acted as the chief judge in cases, and was supposed to not choose sides on issues.
What is the vizier
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