Pharaohs
This pharaoh's name was almost erased from history.
Who was Hatshepsut?
This crocodile-headed deity devoured the hearts of the unjust dead.
Who was Ammit?
It is a word used both for a plant and for the paper made from it.
What is papyrus?
It was (and still is) the most important geographic feature in Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
What was the Old Kingdom?
He was known as the "boy king."
Who was Tutankhamen (King Tut)?
He was considered the most important god in ancient Egypt.
Who was Amen-Ra?
The Egyptians' "holy writing."
What are hieroglyphics?
These desicated areas helped protect Egypt from invasion.
What are the Eastern and Western Deserts?
It refers to the period of time when Hatshepsut and King Tut ruled.
What was the New Kingdom?
She served as the last pharaoh before the Roman Empire took over Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra VII?
Her feather was used to determine the weight of guilt in a deceased human's heart.
Who was the goddess Ma'at?
It allowed Egyptologists to decipher ancient texts.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
It changes color when the algae blooms.
What is the Red Sea?
This Nubian Kingdom admired Egypt and even built pyramids.
What was Napata?
He was depicted executing a captive on a famous carved stone palette.
Who was Narmer?
This useless organ was discarded during mummification.
What is the brain?
What is "in profile"?
Seven of these blocked navigation on the Upper Nile.
What are cataracts?
This Nubian kingdom was conquered by Egypt after a 50-year-long war.
What was Kerma?
He was entombed in the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Who was Khufu?
They were containers for the viscera.
What were cnopic jars?
A social status that was forced on many people, but agreed to by some.
What was enslavement?
This low-lying area was a popular burial site.
What is the Valley of the Kings?
This Nubina kingdom perished after cutting down all of its trees.
What was Meroë (the Kush Empire)?