Gods and Goddesses
This sun god was considered the most important in Egyptian religion
Ra
The process of preserving the body for the afterlife.
Mummification
The Old Kingdom is also known as the “Age of the _____.”
Pyramids
This famous young New Kingdom pharaoh’s tomb was discovered almost untouched in 1922.
Tutankhamun
The civilization of Ancient Egypt developed along this river
Nile River
This falcon-headed god represented kingship and the sky.
Horus
What are the Egyptian writings called?
Hieroglyphics
The Great Pyramid was built for this pharaoh.
Khufu
This female pharaoh expanded trade and built impressive temples.
Hatshepsut
The Nile flows from south to north and empties into this sea.
Mediterranean Sea
This god of the afterlife judged souls in the Hall of Ma’at.
Osiris
This royal cemetery was built into rock cliffs to hide pharaohs’ tombs from grave robbers.
Valley of the Kings
What colors were the crowns of the Lower and Upper Egypt Kings respectively?
Red (lower) and White (Upper)
The New Kingdom capital was moved to Amarna by this pharaoh who tried to change the religion to a singular God named Aten.
Akhenaten
The Nile River was divided into two regions in the North and the South known as these
Upper and Lower Egypt
The goddess of life, magic, and motherhood. She was the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
Isis
This giant statue with a lion’s body and human head guards the pyramids of Giza.
Great Sphinx
What was the first capital of unified Egypt?
Memphis
The people who conquered and controlled Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdom. They brought chariots and bronze weapons to Egypt.
Hyksos people
Where is the tallest Pyramid of Egypt?
Giza
This text, often placed in tombs, contained spells for the afterlife.
Book of the Dead
What is the name of the stone used to read and translate the writings of Ancient Egypt?
Rosetta Stone
Who was the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
King Narmer
The warrior pharaoh who expanded Egypt’s borders to its largest size, nephew of Hatsheput
Thutmose III
This triangular area of fertile land forms where the Nile River spreads out and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nile Delta