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The formal writing system of Ancient Egypt made up of over 1000 characters
Hieroglyphs
The process of preparing a dead body for the afterlife
Mummification
The sun god, head of a hawk
Ra
Goddess of the home, women's secrets, cats, and childbirth
Bast
What was the plant that papyrus was made from?
Papyrus
The major river in Ancient Egypt that was the main source of life
The Nile River
The paper like substance, and the plant its made from, the Ancient Egyptians invented so they didn't have to write on stone.
Papyrus
God of the underworld who was green and wore white because he was mummified
Osiris
God of mummification with the head of a jackal
Which land (red or black) was near the nile river?
Black Lands
The tallest pyramid in Ancient Egypt, built over 20 years and 481 ft tall.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The first pyramid, built during the 3rd dynasty
The Pyramid of Djoser
God of chaos, violence, deserts, the color red with the head of a jackal-type animal
Set
God of the sky and pharaohs with the head of a hawk who had a famous symbol that looks like an eye
Horace
Which dynasties were in the old kingdom
3-6 (sometimes 7-8)
The strongest dynasty during the old kingdom, when most of the pyramids were built
4th dynasty
The Pharaoh that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built for.
Pharaoh Khufu
Goddess of Protection, healing, motherhood, children, nature who has a throne on her head
Isis
God of the Nile, crocodiles, and the military with the head of a crocodile
Sobek
What were the leaders of the nomes called?
The architect of the first pyramid who was later worshipped as a god till Rome
Imhotep
The state like areas in Egypt ruled by individual nomarchs who reported to the Pharaoh
Nomes
God of writing, wisdom, and magic with the head of an ibis or baboon
Thoth
God of air, sun, and sky who was originally brown/red but changed to blue with time and had a double plumed crown
Amun
What two things besides the downfall of the central government lead to the fall of the old kingdom?
Drought and famine