Pyramids
Culture
Culture Part 2
Facts
Geography
100
Pyramids were built as ______ for kings and queens.
Tombs
100
Why did Egyptians build death masks?
To be recognized in the afterlife.
100
What is the name of the nameplates found on sarcophagus' and served as early birth records?
Cartouches
100
What is the name given to a King in Egypt?
Pharoah
100
What river flows through Egypt?
Nile River
200
The Great Pyramid at _______ is the most famous pyramid in Egypt and one of the ancient wonders of the world.
Giza
200
What items would pharoahs and their families be buried with?
Personal belongings and treasure.
200
In Egyptian art, the human eye is drawn from which perspective?
Frontal
200
True or false, woman were allowed to be pharoahs in Egypt.
True
200
How many miles long is the Nile River?
4,000 miles long
300
About how many pyramids have been found scattered throughout Egypt?
About 100
300
What is the name of a full-sized coffin found inside Egyptian tombs.
A sarcophagus
300
Papyrus was also used to make what other objects? (Name 1)
Mattresses, baskets, and rope
300
What is the name of the lion-like figure responsible for guarding the pyramids in Egypt?
Great Sphinx
300
During what season do the river lands flood leaving sediment?
Summer
400
How many generations did it take to build the Great Pyramids at Giza?
3 generations
400
What does the term "Hieroglyphics" stand for?
Sacred Writing
400
Which animal is considered to be sacred to the Egyptians?
Cat
400
How many years did the people of Egypt flourish?
3,000
400
What continent does Egypt belong to?
Africa
500
Whose tomb is considered to be the best preserved tomb in all the pyramids of Egypt?
King Tutankamun
500
How long can papyrus be dated back to?
3rd Century BC
500
What was the primary purpose of a scribe?
To write down important historical events and dates
500
Who was ter first pharoah of Egypt and united North and South Egypt together?
King Menes
500
What body of water borders Egypt?
Red Sea
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