The Pyramids
Egyptian Society
The Afterlife
Egyptian Gods
Bonus Questions
100
This pyramid is the largest
What is the Great Pyramid of Khufu?
100
These rich and powerful people were just below the Pharoah in Egyptian society
Who are the nobles?
100
Egyptian belief in the afterlife came from their idea of this life force
What is ka?
100
I am the sun god
What is Re, or Amon Re?
100
What did Egyptians mean by the afterlife?
What is life after death?
200
Egyptians used this application of scientific knowledge to build the pyramids
What is engineering?
200
People in this social class were mostly government officials and scribes
Who are the middle class?
200
This method of preserving bodies helped keep them from decaying.
What is embalming?
200
I am the god of the underworld
What is Osiris?
200
The capital of Idaho
What is Orofino?
300
The materials primarily used to build the pyramid were these
What are limestone blocks?
300
The majority (80%) of Egyptian society belonged to this social class
Who are the lower class/farmers, servants, and slaves?
300
These were specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.
What are mummies?
300
I am the goddess of magic
What is Isis?
300
Why was the pharaohs authority never questioned?
It was believed the pharaoh was both a god and a king. He was sent to earth to manage Egypt and thus had absolute power.
400
The pyramids were build as the burial site for this person in Egyptian society
What is the pharoah?
400
Traders used this to travel
What is the Nile?
400
These people of wealth and power were the only members of society who could afford to have mummies made.
Who were the elite?
400
I am a sky god and god of the pharoahs
Who is horus?
400
Why was embalming important to Egyptians
What is Washington?
500
The pyramid was more than just a large structure made of limestone, it also symbolized this
What is the pharaoh's journey to the afterlife?
500
Traders acquired these goods
What are gold, copper, ivory, slaves and wood?
500
This special case held mummies
What is a sarcophagus?
500
This is the belief of more than one or many gods
What is polytheism?
500
The pharaohs authority was never questioned for this reason
It was believed the pharaoh was both a god and a king. He was sent to earth to manage Egypt and thus had absolute power.
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