Pharaohs
Who built the Pyramids of Giza
Pharaoh Khufu
Who was the powerful sun god, seen as the ruler of the gods and creator of them?
Ra
What were triangle shaped structures called?
Pyramids
What script was used only for special letters and formal messages
Hieroglyphics
What are hieroglyphs?
A system of writing using pictorial symbols, often seen on the walls of ancient tombs representing sounds, objects, or ideas.
How were Pharaohs viewed as?
They were viewed as gods on earth.
What was the primary reason ancient Egyptians made offerings and performed rituals for the gods?
To please them and hope they'd be blessed with good fortune
What were the pyramids made with
Limestone
What activities did Ancient Egyptians do in everyday life
Sports, Music, and board games.
What material did Ancient Egyptians write on?
Who was the first pharaoh credited with unifying Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes/Namer
How were many Egyptian gods and goddesses represented in painting and drawings
Often with human bodies and animal features.
What is the name of the structure with the head of a ruler and body of a lion?
The Sphinx
What materials were used to build homes, and what were their typical features like flat roofs and few windows?
Mud Bricks
What was the title of someone who's job was to keep records
A Scribe
Who was King Tutankhamun's Father. And what did he do to Ancient Egyptian religion
Pharaoh Akhenaten. He tried to promote worshiping one god Aten instead of many god.
Which god presided over mummification and guided souls into the underworld?
Anubis
True or False: Government Officials helped direct, and administrate the building of the Pyramids
What was the common drink
Beer
Demonic Script
What Pharaoh had the first ever known Peace treaty?
Ramesses II
Which goddess saved Osirus after being cut up and scattered by Seth?
Isis
True or False: The pyramid of Giza is 470 feet tall
Flase
Name the Ancient Egypt social structure in order from most powerful at the top, to least powerful at the bottom
Pharaoh
Government Officials/Nobles
Scribes
Farmers
Servants and Slaves
Describe the Rosetta stone
A stone inscribed with the same text in hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek, which allowed people to decipher the ancient writing.