What does the Egyptian word that Pharaoh comes from mean?
Great house
100
What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
A preserved body of the dead
200
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
200
Who built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Khufu
200
About how many blocks are in total of the Great Pyramid?
About 2.3 million stone blocks
200
Which Pharaoh built more statues and monuments than any other Pharaoh?
Ramses II
200
What is the process called that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the dead?
Embalming
300
What was NOT an important crop of the Ancient Egyptians?
corn
300
Who was the Egyptian's Sun God?
Ra
300
What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
As burial sites for the Pharaohs.
300
Which Pharaoh is thought to have brought Egypt to the peak of its power during his 29 year reign?
Amenhotep III
300
About how many mummies were estimated to have been buried in the history of Ancient Egypt?
70 million
400
What was Akhet?
The season of flooding
400
What were the Egyptian rulers called?
Pharaohs
400
What Pharaoh built the first pyramid?
Djoser
400
This lady started out as regent for her son who was in line to become Pharaoh, but then took the title of Pharaoh herself and became one of Egypt`s greatest rulers.
Hatshepsut
400
What happened to the brain when they were preserving the organs of the body?
It was thrown away or
pulled out of their nose
500
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe caused the Nile to flood each year?
The tears of the goddess Isis
500
How many tombs have been found at the Valley of the Kings?
About 62 tombs
500
What is the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians?
Ex. Cr: What specific location do all the pyramids have in common?
The Great Pyramid of Giza.
Ex: Cr: They are all built on the west side of the Nile River.
500
Show the stages(levels) of the Ancient Egyptian power.
(pharaoh, slaves, craftsmen,etc.)
pharaoh,nobles/priests/government officials, scribes and soldiers, craftsmen, slaves and farmers.
500
You have one minute to make a skit of how to make a mummy.
1. Make a mummy
2. Take out all intestines
3. Cover body with powder
4. Wash body after
5.Wrap body with linen bandages