Hieroglyphics
What is the symbol for 1 and 10 in Egyptian hieroglyphics?
I and (upside down U)
The climate of Egypt is primarily:
a. lush, tropical
b. arid, desert
c. temperate with seasons
d. arctic tundra
b. arid, desert
What was the reason that people were mummified in Egypt?
It was believed they could come back to life in the afterlife.
Was Egypt's religion monotheistic (belief in one god) or polytheistic (belief in multiple gods)?
Polytheistic
This structure took about 20-25 years to build and became the home to several pharaohs after they died.
Pyramids
Answer this problem:
lll x lllll=
(upside down U) and lllll
What contributed to the Nile agricultural area becoming fertile?
The annual flooding of the Nile brought nutrients to the soil.
How long did it take to mummify a body?
The entire process took 70 days.
Match these gods/goddesses:
Osiris a. the god of evil
Isis b. goddess of magic
Set c. god of the underworld
Osiris: c. god of the underworld
Isis: b. goddess of magic
Set: a. the god of evil
This pharaoh's tomb was considered the greatest find of the 20th Century.
King Tut
What common letters used in English words are missing in Egyptian hieroglyphic words?
Vowels
The Egyptians invented irrigation. What was one tool they used to lift water out of the Nile and place into the channels?
Shaduf
These clay figurines were buried with the mummies to help provide service to the deceased in their afterlife. What are they called?
Shabtis
In the book, The Red Pyramid, the kids do not destroy Set at the end of the book. What is Sadie's reason for not ending him?
They will need all the god's working together with the House of Life to defeat Aphophis, the god of chaos.
Of all the reasons King Tut may have died, what is the reason science points to?
The meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphs were lost until one huge discovery. What was it?
The Rosetta Stone
What was the primary reason ancient countries went to war with their neighboring countries?
They wanted their minerals, gems, and treasures.
Tomb raiders were emptying many of the pharaohs tombs. What did the government do to protect the pharaohs?
Authorities moved the pharaoh's mummies to the Valley of the Kings for burial.
What is the name of the magical realm that magicians can visit, perhaps to save something special.
Duat
Why belief of Egyptians would have them spend their whole lives building a pyramid for their pharaoh?
The pharaoh would achieve an afterlife and provide one for all of his people.
When someone is named in a document in ancient Egypt, how was it distinctive from other words? Why did they do this?
Names were encircled with a cartouche, or border, to ward off the evil spirits.
The book, The Legend of the Nile, presents a myth about the parting of the Nile River. What Biblical story also talks about the parting of the waters in a sea that occurred about this same time?
Moses and the parting of the Red Sea to the Israelites can leave Egypt.
What was the primary reason that King Tut's tomb was not disturbed for 2000 years?
King Tut's name was erased from several documents. His reign was extremely short. No one remembered that he was even a pharaoh so they did not look for him.
This book of magical spells was often used to write on sarchophagi and also recited in funerary rites. What is it?
The Book of the Dead
Pharaohs were extremely highly regarded and praised. They were considered to also be _ _ _ _.