Old Kingdom
What was the capital of Egypt for hundreds of years before Cairo eventually became the capital?
What is Thebes?
The name for Egyptians whose job was to read and write.
What is a scribe?
This is the area near the Nile River that fans out and empties into the Mediterranean sea.
What is the Nile Delta?
The organ taken out through the nostrils during mummification.
What is the brain?
The name for where Egyptians thought they went after they died when they were mummified.
What is the afterlife?
The two regions of Egypt that were united by Pharaohs Narmer and Menes.
What are Upper and Lower Egypt?
A stone container for a coffin or body, often used in Ancient Egypt
What is a sarcophagus?
This was another name for "The Pyramid age", when all of the ruling pharaohs built pyramids and tombs
What is the Old Kingdom?
This famous female pharaoh encouraged trade and was known for dressing like a man
Who is Hatshepsut?
This big sea is just east of Egypt, and has a color in it
What is the Red Sea?
The name for the charm placed on the mummy's body to protect it in the afterlife?
What is an amulet?
This Egyptian system of writing was invented in the Old Kingdom
What is hieroglyphics?
This is the name of the chief minister who supervised day-to-day government
What is a vizier?
The name for religious leaders who held a great deal of power in Egypt.
Who are priests?
The name for the wet soil left behind when the Nile flooded.
What is silt?
This is the name of the sun god
Who is Ra?
These scrolls provide advice for the journey into the afterlife and are included in the mummy's hand.
What is Book of the Dead?
This group of people invaded Egypt in the Middle Kingdom and adopted Egyptian customs and beliefs
Who are the Hyksos?
The name for the area where King Tut's tomb was found. It was known as a popular place to bury pharaohs.
What is The Valley of the Kings?
During mummification, the internal organs would be placed in _____________________ while the body was packed with natron to aid in drying it out.
Canopic jars