Gods
He has the head of a hawk, and represents the sun and creation.
Who is Ra (Amun Ra)?
The name for Egyptian writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
The first pharaoh who united lower and upper Egypt, and then wore a double-crown (red and white).
Who is Narmer (King Menes)?
A three-dimensional triangle that served as a tomb for a pharaoh.
What is a pyramid?
Pharaohs were seen as living ________ in ancient Egypt.
What are gods?
He is blue like the genie from Aladdin, and god of the underworld and harvest.
Who is Osiris?
The name of the coffin where mummies were placed after the embalming process.
What is a sarcophagus?
Who is Hatshepsut?
This famous monument is shaped like a lion with a pharaoh's head.
What is the Sphinx?
One tribe invaded Egypt during the middle kingdom, and another tribe during the new kingdom; both names start with an 'H'.
Who are the Hyksos and the Hittites?
She is the goddess of fertility and the protector of children.
Who is Isis?
A stone found by Napoleon's army that contained three languages written on it; hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek.
What is the rosetta stone?
He was the father of King Tut, husband of Nefertiti, and the only pharaoh to break away from tradition and worship only one god, Aten.
Who is Akhenaten?
This hidden location replaced the pyramids for burying pharaohs.
What is the Valley of the Kings?
Egyptian gods were often depicted holding this object that looks like a cross with a loop called an _______. It means "key to life."
What is ankh?
He is the son of Osiris and Isis. He has the head of a falcon, and is the god of the sky.
Who is Horus?
Egyptians wrote their names inside these shapes.
What is a cartouche?
She was the last of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and an ally of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
This was the first capital of ancient Egypt.
What is Memphis?
A 78-foot long scroll called "The Book of the Dead" was written on this. It was also used to make river rafts, sandals, and baskets in ancient Egypt.
What is papyrus?
He is the god of mummification and has the head of a jackal.
Who is Anubis?
An amulet, or piece of jewelry that is shaped like a beetle. In mummification, it is used to cover the heart.
What is a scarab?
The Egyptian empire was the largest under his reign, and many called him "The Great," (except Moses).
Who is Ramses II?
This pyramid, created by Sneferu from the 3rd Dynasty, was said to be the first geometrically-accurate pyramid. (Hint: It is also the title of one of the Kane Chronicle books).
What is the red pyramid?
Pharaohs are always shown holding these two things in their hands (especially on sarcophaguses).
What are a crook and flail?