The God of wisdom, knowledge, and writing.
Thoth!
The father of all pharaohs and the creator of the earth.
Amun (later known as Amun-Ra)
What is mummification?
To prepare the deceased with chemicals and materials in order to prevent the decaying of flesh.
Before the unification, this crown belonged to which side of Egypt?
Upper Egypt!
What is the name for a Queen or King of ancient Egypt?
A Pharaoh!
The Goddess if good fortune, luck, and fertility.
Hathor!
The God of death, destruction, and bad fortune.
Set!
What did priests do with (most) organs of the person they were mummifying?
Stored them in canopic jars!
Before the unification, this crown belonged to which side of Egypt?
Lower Egypt!
What is the name of an ancient Egyptian and Nubian coffin?
A sarcophagus!
Shown with the head of jackal (wild dog), this God is the protector of the dead and oversees mummification.
Anubis!
The word for a religion that honors more than one God.
Polytheistic/Polythesism!
Why did ancient Egyptians and Nubians mummify their dead?
So they could rejoin their physical body and life forever in the afterlife.
What do we call this crown after the unification of lower and upper Egypt?
The double crown!
After the drying process during mummification, what came next?
Wrapping the body with 100s of feet of linen (cloth)
The God of the sky. He also represent the pharaohs power on earth.
Horus!
According to legend, he was the first pharaoh of Egypt, he rules and judges the souls of the dead in the underworld.
Osiris!
What was used to dry out the body during the mummification process?
Natron! (a mix of salt and baking soda) (We eat it all the time when we have baked goods - cakes, cookies, muffins ect.)
Who lead the armies of upper Egypt and became the first to rule over a united Egypt?
King Narmer!
What was the ancient Egyptian name for the spirit or soul of a person?
The Ka!
You can call him the assassin of Osiris, attacking enemies in the underworld with his laser eyes.
Medjed the smiter!
The Goddess of protection and bringer of good fortune. She also has magical healing powers.
Isis!
Why did ancient Egyptians and Nubians store so many things with them in their tombs (i.e. mummified cats, jewelry, furniture, food, drinks, slaves)?
So that they could have those things and be around those people in the afterlife!
What kind of government did ancient Egypt have?
Monarchy! One ruler.....to rule them all...
What was the purpose of the trails before you could reach the afterlife?
To strengthen your weaknesses and make you a perfect person.