Egyptian Periods
The 3 important periods in ancient Egypt
What are the Old, Middle, & New Kingdoms?
Nicknamed the 'boy-king'
Who is King Tut (Tutankhamen)?
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
The organ that remains in the body
What is the heart?
The reign of a family of rulers
What is dynasty?
The period known as the Age of Pyramids
What is the Old Kingdom?
First Female Pharaoh
Who was Hatshepsut?
The God of the Dead
Who was Anubis?
Added to the head after it was wrapped
What is a mask?
Ancient Egyptian burial ground
What is a necropolis?
A time of rebellions and corruption
What is the Middle Kingdom?
The last queen of Egypt
Who was Cleopatra?
The God of the Sun
Who was Rah?
The heart is weighed against this on a scale
What is a feather?
An advisor to the pharaoh
What is a vizier?
This period is often called Egypt's Golden Age
What is the New Kingdom?
Responsible for the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt
Who was King Menes?
Osiris
Who was the God of the Underworld?
The mummification process took this long
What is 70 days?
Both a political and religious leadership
What is theocracy?
The time period when trading was extended to the Middle East
What is the Middle Kingdom?
This pharaoh declared himself a god
Who was Khufu?
The falcon-headed god
Who was Horus?
Duat
What is the name for the underworld in the journey of the dead?
Preservation of the body to avoid this from happening
What is decomposition?