Vocabulary
What are the symbols and pictures of Ancient Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphs (or Hieroglyphics)
Why did Ancient Egyptians create mummies?
To keep the body intact so it could be transported to a spiritual afterlife
Who was the most powerful god of Ancient Egypt?
Amun-Ra
What did God ask Moses to do?
Lead the Israelites out of Egypt
Why is King Tut so important?
Only king whose tomb was untouched by robbers
What is the Ancient Egyptian name for a king?
Pharaoh
Name a simple machine used to build the pyramids.
Inclined plane, pulley, lever
What animal was Anubis?
A jackal
What was the first plague?
Blood
How old was King Tut when he became king?
Age 9
Papyrus
What was buried with the mummy?
Gifts for the afterlife
What did the Eye of Horus symbolize?
The eye of Horus was believed to provide protection
Why did God say he was going to harden pharaoh’s heart?
So God could show how powerful He was.
How old was King Tut when he died?
Age 18 or 19
What is the place where some pharaohs are buried?
The Valley of the Kings
What was the weighing of the heart ceremony?
A ceremony that the Ancient Egyptians believed would happen in the afterlife. The heart would be weighed by the gods to see if it was light enough to go to the afterlife.
Which gods/goddesses were part of the Weighing of the Heart ceremony?
Osiris, Anubis, Thoth, Ammut
Name at least four plagues.
Blood, frogs, gnats, flies, boils, livestock, hail, locusts, darkness, Passover/death of firstborn
Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
What is the chemical used to dry out mummies?
Natron
What is the Great Sphinx?
A limestone statue of a figure that has the head of a man and the body of a lion.
Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, Anubis
What was the second plague?
Frogs
What was King Tut's mask made of?
Gold