Pharaohs
What is a pharaoh?
a ruler in ancient Egypt
Ra was the god of what...?
the sun
seth was the god of what????
god of chaos
what was a tomb
something to bury the dead in
what was the Egyptian name for the scarab?
a Kheper
who was the most famous pharaoh?
Amenhotep
Osiris was the god of the what?
God of the dead
who is the Egyptian goddess of healing?
Sekhmet
what were tombs shaped as in the stone age?
they were shaped as houses
what was the most important animal in egypt.
the cat
When a pharaoh died, what was believed to have happened after??
He was believed to be united with the sun and then a new Horus ruled on earth.
Horus was the god of what?
the sky
who is the Egyptian goddess of love?
Hathor
what were the earliest tombs?
the earliest tombs were actually houses
what was the domesticated symbolized as.?
The domesticated cat was a symbol of grace and poise
In the old and middle kingdoms, where were the Egyptian kings buried?
Egyptian kings were buried in Pyramids.
what god was cut into 14 pieces?
Osiris
What type of headdress was the goddess Isis usually drawn with?
Throne
when did building tombs die out?
during the Renaissance
what is the most famous insect in ancient Egypt?
the Scarab Beetle
what pharaoh has been claimed to have founded the 1st Dynasty in the Early Dynastic Period.???????????
King Menes
who was considered the most important and powerful god?
Ra
What form did the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians typically take?
Animals
what was the original purpose of a tomb??
to protect the dead and provide the deceased with a dwelling equipped with necessities for the afterlife.
what animals did egyptians mummify?
cats and dogs