Preparing for the Afterlife
Egyptian Vocab
Commandments and Plagues
People of Egypt
The Land of Egypt
100

Organs removed during the mummification process were kept in special containers called...

canopic jars 

100

The literal meaning of hieroglyph is ...

Holy Carving 

100

The tenth commandment is... 

You shall not covet 

100

Who was the Pharaoh that united upper and lower Egypt?

Menes/Narmer 

100

The longest river in the world, the ____________, runs through Egypt

Nile

200

Ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife were written down in ...

The Book of the Dead

200

Cataract means...

waterfall 

200

What was the second plague?

frogs

200

Who built the Great Pyramids of Giza?

Khufu 

200

The part of ancient Egypt to the north was called ___________ ____________

The part of ancient Egypt to the south was called ___________ ____________

The part of ancient Egypt to the north was called Lower Egypt

The part of ancient Egypt to the south was called Upper Egypt 

300

What organ was NOT removed from the body of a dead person being mummified?

The heart 

300

Reign means...

time of rule

300

Which plague involved hail and fire?

7

300

What archeologist discovered the tomb of King Tut?

Howard Carter 

300

The mouth of the Nile empties into the _____________ ________

Mediterranean Sea 

400

The two stages of mummification are:

embalming

wrapping and burial 

400
The literal meaning of Pharaoh is... 

great house 

400

Where in the Bible can the 10 commandments be found, and what does God say to his people at the beginning of them?

Exodus 20

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery 

400

Which Pharaoh, married to Nefertiti, dramatically changed Egyptian religion during his reign?

Akhenaten 

400

The earliest burial structures in Egypt were called...

mastabas 

500

A picture of the god ___________ was painted on the outside of the wrapped mummy

Osiris 

500

A cost-benefit analysis is... 

a study in which a person tries to determine whether the economic benefit of doing something makes it worth the risk

500

List all 10 commandments in order 

1. You shall have no other gods 

2. Do not make graven images/idols

3. Do not take the Lord's name in vain

4. Honor the Sabbath day

5. Honor your father and mother

6. Do not murder

7. Do not commit adultery

8. Do not steal

9. Do not lie

10. Do not covet 

500

Who became Pharaoh after Hatshepsut, the first female Pharaoh?

Thutmose III

500

Hatshepsut conquered this region to the south of Egypt

Nubia

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