gods & goddesses
The falcon headed god who symbolized the living pharoah.
Who is Horus?
1st step in the ancient burial practice.
What is a predynastic grave?
Court appointed official, sat crossed legged, who documented events and history.
Tower like structure which tapers and points to the sun.
What is an obelisk?
Symbol representing the key to life.
What is Ankh?
The jackal headed god who invented the mummification process.
Who is Anubis?
2nd step in the ancient burial practice.
What is a mastaba?
Why were sculptures front facing?
So that Ka (soul) could reside within and watch ritual action.
The pyramids of Giza were built for which 3 rulers?
Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure.
Tall water plant in the Nile delta used to make paper.
What is papyrus?
Who is Osiris?
3rd step in the ancient burial practice.
What is a stepped pyramid?
Why was Rahotep's skin darker than his wife Nofret's?
What are Shabti dolls?
Natural substance used to dry, degrease and disinfect the body.
What is natron?
Who is Ra?
Winged creature who carried the soul to the afterlife.
What is Ba?
When the human form is depicted both frontally and in profile.
What is composite view?
This tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Howard Carter?
What is King Tut
Stone coffin
Cow headed woman goddess of motherhood & fertility.
Who is Hathor?
Which four organs were stored in canopic jars?
lungs, stomach, liver & intestines.
When bigger figures signify greater importance.
What is hieratic scale?
Hidden chamber for Ka statue.
What is a serdab?
City of the dead.
What is necropolis?