Old Kingdom
The Sphinx
Mummification
Middle Kingdom
Art and Architecture
New Kingdom
100
When did people start to move to Egypt?
6000 B.C.
100
What is the Great Sphinx of Egypt?
a special creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person
100
How long was the mummification process?
70 days
100
Who was the pharaoh during the Middle Kingdom?
Mentuhotep II
100
Architecture is the design and construction of...
buildings
100
The New Kingdom of Egypt is known as the...
golden age
200
What are the two parts in Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
200
What are 2 features of the original Great Sphinx?
It had a beard.
It had a nose.
It had bright colors.
200
What were mummies placed in before being placed in tombs?
Coffins
200
What was the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
200
Egyptians mainly built temples, pyramids, and monuments to honor their...
gods and kings
200
How old was Ahmose I when he ruled Egypt?
10
300
What river runs through Egypt?
The Nile River
300
What happened to the Great Sphinx's nose?
No one knows exactly how the nose broke off.
300
Name 2 things embalmers removed from the body.
brain, stomach, liver, intestines, lungs
300
Why did Mentuhotep II build his tomb near Thebes? (He thought the area was very ________.)
He thought the area was very strong and he wanted to live close to it.
300
What kind of materials did Egyptian artists use to make smaller sculptures? (ivory and...)
gold
300
How did Egypt get its wealth during the New Kingdom? (They used ________ in Nubia.)
They used gold mines in Nubia.
400
What were the leaders in Egypt called?
Pharaohs
400
The Greek Sphinx had a _________ head.
female/woman's
400
Why were mummies covered in salt?
To dry the body out
400
What is this?
block statue
400
What is a sarcophagus?
Mummy cases or stone coffins where the dead were buried
400
Where was King Tut's tomb?
Valley of the Kings
500
What is the Old Kingdom most known for?
Pyramids
500
What happened to the Greek Sphinx after her riddle had been solved?
She threw herself from a cliff and died.
500
How did embalmers remove the brain?
sticking a hook up the pharaoh's nose
500
A block statue was sculpted into a ___________ or a _______________.
person, god
500
What is unique about Egyptians' art?
People were drawn facing sideways.
500
Which group conquered Egypt at the end of the New Kingdom?
Assyrians
600
Djoser split Egypt into different parts called ___________, small states or countries.
nomes
600
What is the Great Sphinx's job?
To keep watch over the pyramid tombs of Giza
600
What were the jars called that the mummy's organs were kept in?
canopic jars
600
Which group of people invaded Egypt and took it over?
Hyksos
600
Name one thing pharaohs get buried with.
treasures, mummies, art, money
600
King's Tut's tomb was found mostly _________.
untouched, preserved