Egyptian Geography
This major river flows through Egypt?
What is the Nile River?
The Egyptian writing system.
What is hieroglyphics?
This is the number of kingdoms Ancient Egypt had.
What is three?
This Egyptian god was the representation of the Sun and seen as one of their most important gods.
Who is Ra?
The ritual burying which requires removing the organs, preserving body in linen.
What is mummification?
What major ancient Kingdom is located South of Egypt, it had a history of war in the Middle Egyptian Kingdom when the Pharaohs built castles at its border and was known for its gold and precious stones
What is the Kingdom of Kush/Nubia?
The Greek word for "Great House"
What is Pharaoh?
What is the Old Kingdom?
This jealous brother betrayed his brother Osiris killing him and spreading the body. He is the representation of the desert, evil, violence, and diseases. He is also a protector
Who is Seth?
This group of people in Egyptian society gained influential power during both the Old and New Kingdom due to their access to afterlife rituals and knowledge of protection spells.
Who are the Egyptian priests?
The reason why Lower Egypt was in Northern Egypt and Upper Egypt was in Southern Egypt
What is the flow of the Nile River starting at the South and ending in the North
What is Polytheism?
A resurgence of reading, building, religion and art occurred during a "Golden Age." Including a booming economy in the afterlife.
What is the New Late Kingdom?
The sister-wife of Osiris, she is perhaps the most popular god in all of Egyptian religion. This is due to her powers being based on protection and healing. The mother of all pharaohs.
Who is Isis?
An artifact of the New Kingdom Egypt, this piece of literature became popular as items for the afterlife become popular
What is the Book of the Dead?
This plant was used to make an early form of paper for the Nile River.
What is the papyrus reed?
This natural disaster led to the Fall of the Old Kingdom Egypt in 2200 BCE.
What is a Nile's drought & famine?
Ancient Egypt expanded greatly during this kingdom due to its strong military leaders Senusret III.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Egyptian goddesses of military power she is represented by having the head of alligator
Who is Sobek?
The Egyptian God Thoth would weigh what two items in his balance in judging a person's destination in the afterlife?
What is a feather and heart?
The region near the city of Thebes where hidden tombs were created for royal burials to prevent grave robbers.
What is the Valley of Kings
The period of time when the Macedonian/Greek Empire conquered Egypt and placed rulers like Cleopatra & her brothers in charge.
What is the Ptolemaic Period 332-30 BCE
This was known as the period before the unification of the Lower & Upper Egypt, where Egypt was rule regionally by local rulers and warlords 3100 BCE.
Pre-dynastic Egypt?
What is the Armana Period ?
When people lost faith in the gods during the collapse of the Old kingdom they turned to this forbidden art which resulted in cursing the friends and neighbors.