Mummies
The Afterlife
Geography
Living in Ancient Egypt
Gods and Goddesses
100
What were mummies placed inside of?
sarcophagus
100
What organ determined your fate in the afterlife?
The heart
100
What is the name of the river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile
100
How did ancient Egyptians get water to grow crops?
They dug canals to irrigate their crops
100
About how many gods did the ancient Egyptians believe in?
2,000
200
What was the purpose of mummifying the body?
It preserved the body for reunification with the soul
200
Why did Pharaohs’ tombs have furniture, jewelry, and clothes?
Pharaohs wanted to have their belongings in the afterlife
200
Name one of the bodies of water that borders Egypt
bonus +5 if you can name both!
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
200
What did scribes do in ancient Egypt?
They learned to read and write hieroglyphics
200
Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh was the human form of which god?
Horus
300
Who performed mummifications?
priests
300
What did the ancient egyptians give the dead to help them find their way to the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
300
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
300
What was the function of pyramids in ancient Egypt?
burial places for pharaohs
300
What was the name given to the Egyptian god of the sun?
Ra
400
What was placed on the head of the mummy so that the soul would recognise its body, and return to it safely?
A Death Mask
400
Egyptians believed that worthy souls would eventually arrive at the paradise known as what?
Aaru
400
Why does the Nile flow south to north?
Because of the elevation of the land
400
Who was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra
400
The ancient Egyptian goddess Ammit would eat the hearts that were too heavy on the scale.
What animal head did she have?
A crocodile
500
What item was used to kill germs on the mummy?
Natron, a natural compound of sodium salts
500
What was the name of the god that weighed the hearts in the afterlife?
Anubis
500
Where are Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt located? (north or south)
Upper Egypt is in the South and Lower Egypt is in the North
500
What was used to translate ancient hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
500
What is the name of the god of the dead?
Osiris
