They were built to honor the Pharaohs or important figures.
100
What was Sirius?
It was a star.
200
Why did they mummify the dead?
So that a spirit could have a life after death.
200
Why was the "Red Land" called the "Red Land?"
The Red Land was a deadly place of hot burning sands.
200
Why was it hard for Hatshesput to become a Pharaoh?
She was a women but Egyptians trusted men more than women.
200
What is a scribe and what was its place in the social pyramid?
They were the middle of the social pyramid and kept records for its bureaucracy.
200
What did the Egyptians base time on?
The moon and its cycles.
300
How did they mummify the dead?
They would take out the important organs with hooks and put them in separate containers and cover the body in chemicals and cloth and put the body in a coffin.
300
What are the 2 main sources of the Nile River?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile!:)
300
What were the colors of the upper and lower kingdom crowns?
Upper: Wore white crowns
Lower: Wore red
300
What was the difference between true pyramids and the pyramids by Imhotep?
A true pyramid's sides were smooth and pyramids by Imhotep were like steps.
300
How did the mummies help advance Egyptian medicine?
From the work on mummies they learned much about human anatomy.
400
What were the differences between the rich and the poor at death?
Rich: got mummified and sometimes got put in coffins
Poor: got left out in the desert to dry out.
400
What sea does the Nile River go through?
The Mediterranean Sea.
400
What was the difference between Hatshepsut and Ramses II?
Hatshepsut wanted to end fights through trade and Ramses II wanted to end fights through war.
400
Why was the Sphinx created??
To protect the Great Pyramid of Khafre.
400
What is a merkhet and what is it used for?
They used it to observe stars and other objects in the sky. The line and weight allowed them to measure angles.
500
Who is Osiris?
Osiris is the God of the Underworld.
500
What does kemet mean?
"The Black Land"
500
What year did Egypt get conquered by Alexander the Great?
332 B.C.
500
Why did they paint the walls of pyramids?
To provide the person buried in the tomb with all of the objects and pleasures shown on the walls.
500
Why did some years have more or less days than others?
Sometimes the first appearance of Sirius came toooooo close to the end of the lunar year. So, the Egyptians added an extra month to that year so that the year could catch up to the seasons.