Ancient Egyptian Misconceptions
Is that you Cleopatra?
Famous Movies set in Egypt
What did the movies get wrong
100
How did ancient Egyptians walk?
Because of that ONE music video, everyone thinks they walk like this → ⎺\_(-••)⎺\_
They actually walk like normal people.
100
True or false? Did she have a big nose?
True. Most actresses that have portrayed Cleopatra in the media have small noses, research says that Cleopatra had a large, hooked nose.
100
Fill in the blank. Famous movie about ancient Egypt.
Gods Of ____
Gods Of Egypt
100
In the movie Cleopatra, does the actor look like what Cleopatra actually looked like?
No, and I hope that all of you said that.
200
Is Ancient Egypt a place full of pyramids crammed with cursed treasure?
No, the pyramids in Ancient Egypt were used as housing space for tombs.
200
How did Cleopatra wear her hair?
The media has portrayed Cleopatra with straight hair, bangs, and braids but she really wore her curly hair in a bun.
200
New hit mystery movie about a detective on a job to find a murder filmed on the Nile River.
Death On The Nile.
200
What creature did Dwayne Johnson play in Return Of The Mummy?
He played as a giant human scorpion. In ancient Egypt there was nothing about giant or even human scorpions, showing that the movie is inaccurate.
300
Are the tombs filled with tons of gold, treasures, and curses?
No, but in the rooms with the tombs, there are supplies for what the ancient Egyptians thought they would need in the afterlife. (food, games, and even little toy figurines!)
300
What color was Cleopatra's hair?
She is believed to have been a redhead.
300
Animated movie about a dog & boy that traveled back to ancient Egypt.
Mr. Peabody And Sherman
300
True or false? Did white people act as Egyptians in movies about Egypt?
True. White people would play the roles of Egyptians in movies even though Egyptians are not white.
400
Did the ancient Egyptians wear fancy gold tunics?
No, most of the people in ancient Egypt did not even wear any clothes at all, and most of the others just wore a piece of cloth around their waist with a belt.
400
Cleopatra was born in Egypt but where was her family from?
Cleopatra's family was Greek.
400
Tittle of the famous movie shot in Egypt in 1956 called
The Ten ___________
The Ten Commandments
400
Name of a movie that falsely shows how mummies got mummified.
The Mummy
500
True or false? Aliens helped build the pyramids.
False. Humans build them using levers and ramps.
500
Which image best shows what Cleopatra looks like? (1,2, or 3)
Photo 1
500
What is the most famous movie about ancient Egypt
The movie is called Cleopatra
500
What material did the ancient Egyptians use to make the Book Of The Dead that the movies did not.
The material papyrus.