Pyramids
What are the most well known pyramids?
The Great Pyramids of Giza
What is a part of the process of preserving a dead body in ancient Egypt called?
Embalming
What is King Tut's full name?
Tutankhamen
What major river runs through Egypt?
The Nile
What is the name of the writing system used by the ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What were people called who stole treasure from the tombs found inside of the pyramids?
Grave Robbers
What is a special type of embalming that was at first only available to pharaohs?
Mummifacation
Which Egyptian pharaoh built the most statues of himself?
Ramses the Second or Ramses the Great
What were all houses made of in ancient Egypt?
Adobe
what types of rock were used to build the pyramids?
Limestone and granite
What type of pyramid was the first pyramid ever built?
A Step Pyramid
Why is there no treasure in most of the pharaoh's tombs?
Because the treasure was stolen by grave robbers
What is the name of the female pharaoh that was also the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra (the seventh)
Name something that Egyptians used as makeup.
kohl, ocher or henna
Why is the Rosetta stone important?
It helped us decode hieroglyphics
Which pharaoh had the great pyramid of Giza built for them?
Khufu
What did Egyptians use to get rid of bacteria for embalming?
Wine or Alcohol
Why did pharaohs fill their tomb with their riches?
So they could take their riches to the afterlife
Name five foods that the ancient Egyptians ate (rich and poor).
Bread, fish, fruit, vegetables, grain, honey, wine and meat
What is the importance of the pyramid of Djoser?
It was the first pyramid built
How tall is the Great Pyramid of Giza? (you must be within ten meters of the answer up or down)
147m (137m-157m)
Name two defenses that were installed in king Tut's tomb.
A false wall, blocked off doorways, 40 tons of rubble or camouflage.
The tomb entrance in the Great Pyramid of Giza has a low ceiling, why is this?
Because you are bowing down to the Pharaoh
Each individual city has a god dedicated to it, what is this god referred to as?
The patron
How old was King Tut when he became pharaoh?
9 years old