Terms
Pharaohs
Terms and Knowledge and Achievements
Potpourri
Short answers
100
This is the name for an item the Egyptians believed could ward off evil
What is an amulet
100
He tried to change Egyptian religion from polytheism to the worship of the sun disc Aten
What is Akhenaten?
100
This is the name for an oval shape around the royal names of ancient Egyptians, when their names appear in hieroglyphics.
What is a cartouche?
100
This is the name for personal grooming items used by both men and women in ancient Egypt
What are cosmetics?
100
Were the Ancient Egyptians slaves? How do we know?
What is No. - Medical treatment - Time off - Pay stubs/records
200
This is the name of the means of communication used by Ancient Egyptians. It means writings of the gods
What is hieroglyphics
200
He built the great pyramid of Giza.
What is Khufu?
200
He is said to be a son of Ra, giving him authority over the ancient Egyptians.
What is a pharaoh?
200
This person killed Osiris.
What is Set?
200
Why were the pyramids built?
What is it was an important national project. The people believed the pharaoh was a god and wanted to give him a proper burial place. It was also a way to show pride/how advanced Egypt was.
300
This item was discovered by Napoleon's men, and it allowed Europeans to uncover the meaning of the writing all over Egypt
What is Rosetta Stone
300
His rule was long and he is considered one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs. He lived to over 90 years old.
What is Ramses II
300
This is the similar feature between our number system and the Egyptian number system
What is it is based on 10... 10 100 1000 10000 Once you have ten in one place, you move over a place. The Mesopotamians used Base 60.
300
The name for the earliest form of paper, made from reeds.
What is papyrus?
300
What were the Egyptian religious practices like? Describe in a few sentences and try to mention at least 3 key terms to help you.
What is - Polytheists. - Use body after death/take things with you. - Many gods, often half man and half animal - Pharaoh was descendant of Ra. - Mummification to preserve body - canopic jars, sarcophagus, wrapping
400
This is the name for the object which holds the organs of mummified bodies
What is a canopic jar?
400
She was an important female Pharaoh of Egypt, who took over after the death of her husband.
Who is Hatshepsut?
400
This was the name of the cursive form of Egyptian writing that developed out of hieroglyphics. This language, along with Greek and hieroglyphs appeared on the Rosetta stone.
What is hieratic?
400
The half-lion/half man statue guards the entrance to the pyramids at Giza.
What is the Sphinx?
400
Why was the Nile river important to ancient Egyptian civilization?
What is a) trade b) water source c) flood plains for farming/nutrients for the soil d) moving goods e) fun and games in the river
500
This man was second in command of all of Egypt
What is the vizier?
500
He died very young, and owing to this, his tomb was the only pharaonic tomb not robbed by grave robbers when it was discovered in the 1920s.
What is Tutankhamun?
500
This is the name for the small streams which eventually join into a larger river (in this case the Nile)
What is a tributary?
500
The Egyptians used this tool in order to draw water from the Nile.
What is a shaduf?
500
This divides Upper and Lower Egypt
What is the first cataract (waterfall) of the Nile
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