Geography
Which river flows through Egypt?
The Nile River
King Tut
True or False: Only Pharaohs were mummified.
False
Which God was the Pharaoh in human form?
Horus
What was the purpose of pyramids?
A burial site for Pharaohs and their families.
What are cataracts?
Rapids/Waterfalls
Which pharaoh was responsible for a strong central government?
Djoser
Which organ was left in the body because it determined where you went in the afterlife?
Heart
Which God was said to have created all life?
Ra
What was the form of writing called that Egyptians used?
Hieroglyphics
What were 3 ways that Egypt's geography protected them?
Desert, Marshes, Cataracts, Mountains
This Pharaoh tried to make Egyptian religion monotheistic (only believing in one god).
Akenhaten
How many days would the body be left out in the desert?
40
Which God opened the doors to the Land of Two Fields?
Osiris
What did Egyptians use as paper?
Papyrus
Other than protection, what are 3 ways Egyptians used the Nile River?
Fishing, Transportation, Trading, Bathing, Cooking, Cleaning
Which lady Pharaoh did Thutmose III try to erase?
Hatshesput
What substance that is similar to salt was used to dry out the body?
Natron
Ba and Ka
What stone tablet was found that helped archaeologists translate other hieroglypics?
Rosetta Stone
What was the triangle shaped area of land found at the north end of the Nile river?
The Nile Delta
Who was the very first Pharaoh?
Menes
What were the jars called that held the organs removed from the body before mummification?
Canopic Jars
Which God performed the ceremony of the weighing of the Heart?
Anubis
What was a cartouche?
A name plate for the coffins