Vocabulary
Pyramids
Mummification
King Tut
Miscellaneous
100
all powerful king in ancient Egypt
What is pharaoh
100
The largest pyramid
What is the Great Pyramid
100
a dead body that has been prepared for the afterlife
What is mummification or mummy
100
What year was King Tut's tomb found?
What is 1922
100
Hatshepsut was the first what?
What is female pharaoh
200
massive stone building used as a tomb
What is a pyramid
200
The Great Pyramid was under the construction of what pharaoh?
Who is Pharaoh Khufu
200
The liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were removed and placed in what special jars?
What canopic jars
200
King Tut is short for what name?
What is King Tutankhamun
200
Who was the last great Egyptian Pharaoh?
Who is Ramses II
300
ancient Egyptian writing that used picture symbols
What is hieroglyphics
300
The Great Pyramid contains more than ___ _______ stone blocks and covers ______ acres of land.
What is 2 million and 13
300
The body of a mummy was wrapped in what fabric?
What is linen
300
Archaeologists believe King Tut was about how old when he began his reign?
What is 9 years old
300
_____________ means to_______________ goods without the use of money
What is barter and trade
400
What is an economy
What is the way a country's goods and services are produced and distributed
400
What shape is a pyramid? (sides are what shape and how many? Bottom is what shape?)
What is 4 triangular sides and one square bottom
400
Why did the Egyptians work so hard to prepare the dead?
What is the believed in the afterlife, so they prepared them for all they might need.
400
Many believe the young king had put a _______ on the tomb which resulted in the ___________ of several people involved.
What is a curse and death
400
Egyptians worshiped many gods. Which pharaoh tried to change Egyptian ways and worship only one god?
What is Amenhotep IV
500
What is a dynasty
What is a family that rules for several generations
500
The best known pyramids are located at ___________ on the west bank of the ____________ ______________.
What is Giza, Nile River
500
name at least 3 different things the Egyptians did to prepare a mummy for the afterlife
What is decorated the boxes with paint, pictures, and prayers; include food, clothing, weapons, and games; used amulets to protect them; removed the organs and put them into jars to save them for the next life.
500
What two men led the expedition to locate King Tut?
Who is Lord Canarven and Howard Carter
500
Who were the Hyksos?
What is a group of people from western Asia who had horses and chariots and took over Egypt around 1650 BC
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