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There was a brief trend where wealth ancient royals attempted to keep lions and this Nile-dwelling animal, as pets
Crocodiles
Fun Fact: Archeologists have found mummified crocodiles, along with dogs, falcons, monkeys, and other animals!
The title for a ruler in Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
Fun Fact: The word pharaoh translates into "great house".
This process preserved bodies for the afterlife
Mummification
Fun Fact: Mummification could take about 70 days!
These giant stone structures were built as tombs for pharaohs
pyramids
Fun Fact:
These picture-like symbols were used as Egypt's writing system
hieroglyphics
Fun Fact: Some hieroglyphs stood for sounds, while others stood for whole words.
This animal was especially loved and sometimes mummified
Cats
Fun Fact: When a beloved pet cat passed away, the family would go into deep mourning, shaving off their eyebrows as a symbol of grief!
He became a pharaoh at the age of 9
King Tutankhamun (King Tut)
Fun Fact: His tomb was discovered nearly intact in 1922!
The myth associated with a certain pharaoh's tomb
The curse of King Tut
Fun Fact: The man who funded the expedition died months after opening the tomb. In reality, his death was caused by a fatal blood infection from a mosquito bite that he accidentally cut while shaving.
This famous statue has the body of a lion and the head of a human
Great Sphinx
Fun Fact: The Sphinx has guarded the pyramids for thousands of years.
Ancient Egyptians made paper from this tall plant that grew along the Nile
Papyrus
Fun Fact: Papyrus was one of the world's first writing materials. This is where the English word for "paper" came from!
This jackal-headed god was associated with mummification
Anubis
Fun Fact: Anubis was believed to protect the dead
She was a famous female ruler in Ancient Egypt, known for her beauty, intelligence, and alliance with Rome
Cleopatra
Fun Fact: Cleopatra lived closer to our time than to the building of the pyramids!
The reason why Egyptians made mummies
Belief in needing one's body in the afterlife
Fun Fact: Ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife was called the Field of Reeds, an eternal version of the Nile
This city contains the most famous group of pyramids in Egypt
Giza
Fun Fact: The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest Wonder of the Ancient World still standing.
The ancient Egyptians used this to tell time
Sundial or 365-day solar calendar
Fun Fact: Sundials only work when the sun is shining
This crime to the Ancient Egyptians revered animal was a crime punishable by death
Killing a cat
Fun fact: Even if it was entirely by accident!
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs commonly used this to create smokey eyes
Kohl
Fun Fact: This wasn't just a fashion statement - the lead-based eye paint helped reduce the sun's glare, repelled bugs, and protected them from infection!
This organ was usually left inside the body
The heart
Fun fact: Egyptians believed the heart was the center of intelligence and emotion.
The original color of the pyramids
White
Fun Fact: The pyramids were covered with polished limestone, which is the color white!
Egyptian doctors sometimes used this sweet substance to help treat wounds
honey
Fun Fact: Honey can help stop the growth of some bacteria.
Looking at animals in Egyptian hieroglyphics, one can decide which direction to read because of this
Fun Fact: Scribes carved figures of animals and birds so that they always faced the beginning of the text
She often wore a false beard during ceremonies.
Hatshepsut
Fun Fact: She is the first recorded person in history to successfully transplant foreign trees to Egypt!
In the afterlife, the heart was weighed against this
A feather of truth
Fun fact: If heavy with sin, the soul was eaten by a monster called Ammit
This valley became the burial place of many New Kingdom pharaohs
Valley of the Kings
Fun Fact: More than 60 royal tombs have been discovered there.
Egyptians sometimes used moldy bread to help treat wounds because of this property of mold
Mold can kill bacteria