Ancient Eygptian writing used to write stories on temple walls.
What are Hieroglyiphics?
100
Africa.
What continent is Egypt located in?
100
An Egyptian goddess from Lower Egypt who was associated with joy, music and dancing.
Who was Bastet?
100
The owl.
What symbol represents the letter M?
100
A sacred serpent crown that was the symbol of the Goddess Wadjet who was depicted in the form of a rearing cobra.
What was the Royal Uraeus Crown?
200
The making of mummies which included embalming.
What is mummification?
200
The Nile Valley.
What is Upper Egypt called?
200
An Egyptian god of the underworld who guided the spirits of the dead into the afterlife and invented mummification.
Who was Anubis?
200
The reclining lion.
What symbol represents the letter L?
200
Also called the Hedjet crown, this crown looked a bit like a bishop's mitre and was probably made from cloth or felt.
What was the White Crown of Upper Egypt?
300
Government king, high priest of all temples.
What is a Pharaoh?
300
The Delta.
What is Lower Egypt called?
300
An Egyptian god who used scales to weigh the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth to determine if they were worthy to enter the afterlife.
Who was Thoth?
300
The cattle rope.
What symbol represents the 'CH' sound?
300
A white crown which was trimmed with ostrich feathers and had a gold disk at the top and was usually worn by the god Osiris.
What was the Atef Crown?
400
Regions leaders who write for the pharaoh and higher class people.
What is a scribe?
400
Fertile land on the banks of the Nile where the ancient Egyptians grew their crops.
What is the Black Land?
400
An Egyptian god of the sky, light and goodness who soared above and protected the land of the Pharaohs. He also revenged the murder of his father after 80 years of battle with his uncle.
Who was Horus?
400
A shelter or a wick.
Which symbols represent the letter H?
400
An elaborate form of the Atef crown, sometimes known as the triple Atef crown.
What was the Hemhem Crown?
500
Tombs for the Pharaoh and their queen.
What is a pyramid or a temple?
500
The barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides and provided the ancient Egyptians with a source for precious metals and semi-precious stones.
What is the Red Land?
500
An Egyptian god of storms and chaos, who out of jealousy murdered his brother Osiris and cut his body into fourteen pieces and scattered them throughout the land.
Who was Seth?
500
The quail chick or the reed and quail chick.
Which symbols represent the letter U?
500
Also known as the 'war crown', this crown was a military helmet and was often worn during battles and hunting.