Mummies
This is the name of the process Egyptians used to prevent bodies from rotting.
What is mummification?
This pharaoh ruled Egypt for over 60 years.
Who is Ramses II?
Beginning in Ethiopia, the Nile River flows out into this sea.
What is the Mediterranean?
Who is Ra/Re/Amen Ra?
This is the name for a person's life force.
What is the Ka?
This pharaoh promoted trade over warfare and made peace with the Hyksos.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Major cities relied on their proximity to it in order to survive.
What is the Nile River?
Tombs were filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures because the Egyptians believed these people needed them in the afterlife. (Hint: Not Pharaohs)
Who are the dead?
This is the organ that was removed through the nostrils using long hooks.
What is the brain?
They were considered to be gods in human form.
Who are the pharaohs?
The Nile River does this every year, bringing new nutrients and enriching the soil.
These are pictures that make up words, ideas, or sounds.
What are hieroglyphics?
This is the name of the special jars that the mummy's organs were placed into.
What are canopic jars?
The kings of Lower Egypt wore this color crown.
What is red?
This city is home to the largest pyramid ever built.
What is Giza?
It took this many days for the mummification process to take place.
What is 70?
This is the last ceremony performed and gives the deceased the ability to eat, speak, and move.
What is Opening of the Mouth?
He was one of the oldest pharaohs to have lived and helped record the first ever peace treaty.
Who is Ramses II
Once united, the king of these two places wore a red and white double crown.
What are Upper and Lower Egypt?
They did the writing in ancient Egypt.
What are scribes?