Egyptian Gods
This Egyptian god of the SUN was believed to have sailed across the sky in a boat each day and then made a passage through the underworld each night.
Who is Ra
This Egyptian Pharaoh is housed in the legendary Great Pyramid.
Who is Khufu/Cheops?
What religious officials purified, greeted and praised, clothed, and fed the religious shrines of the gods?
What are priests
This book of spells and stories was said to guide a mummy to the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
Who is the Egyptian goddess of fertility
Who is Isis
Often depicted with the head of a falcon, this Egyptian god was born of Isis and Osiris
Who is Horus
This area houses many Egyptian tombs, primarily buried underground.
What is the Valley of Kings?
In order for a body to pass to the afterlife, Egyptians believed the body must be intact, leading to this process of ancient worship of the gods
What is mummification
This Persian word meaning wax is the root for the modern term 'mummy'.
What is 'mum'?
This group was the main reason that tombs had to become more hidden from view in later periods of Egyptian history.
Who were the tomb robbers?
Osiris, one of ancient Egypts most important gods, ruled over which domain?
What is the Underworld
This second, smaller building was constructed separately from the primary tomb.
What is the mortuary temple?
Ancient Egyptians often believed their Pharoah was a living manifestation of what?
What is one of the major gods (Horus, Ra, etc.)
This is a special type of salt that was used to dry out a body before mumification.
What is natron salt?
What creature did the god Ra have to fight every night in the Underworld in order for the sun to rise the next morning.
What is a serpent
The god of the air, Amon, was worshipped in which major city that remains to this day.
What is Thebes
This pyramid has a unique double slope, giving it a bent appearance.
What is the Bent Pyramid?
I order to appease the gods, what creatures were often sacrificed by Egyptians
The linen cloth used to wrap mummies has this special name, due to its history as a donation by the poor.
What are the wrappings of yesterday?
These small dolls were placed in the tombs to work in the afterlife so the mummy's soul would not have to.
What are shabti dolls?
This Egyptian cat goddess was mentioned in the 2018 film Black Panther and provides King T'challa with his strength
Who is Bast/Bastet
These flat, rectangular structures were the primary tom before the pyramids.
What are mastabas?
Egyptians held cats in high regard due to what goddess taking on the from of one?
Who is Bastet
This was a group of women who would be hired to mourn at funeral processions of high-ranking officials.
What are the Kites of Nephthys?
What is senet?