When did people start to move to Egypt?
6000 B.C.
What is the Great Sphinx of Egypt?
a special creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person
How long was the mummification process?
70 days
Who was the pharaoh during the Middle Kingdom?
Mentuhotep II
Architecture is the design and construction of...
buildings
The New Kingdom of Egypt is known as the...
golden age
What are the two parts in Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
What are 2 features of the original Great Sphinx?
It had a beard.
It had a nose.
It had bright colors.
What were mummies placed in before being placed in tombs?
Coffins
What was the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
Egyptians mainly built temples, pyramids, and monuments to honor their...
gods and kings
How old was Ahmose I when he ruled Egypt?
10
What river runs through Egypt?
The Nile River
What happened to the Great Sphinx's nose?
No one knows exactly how the nose broke off.
Name 2 things embalmers removed from the body.
brain, stomach, liver, intestines, lungs
Why did Mentuhotep II build his tomb near Thebes? (He thought the area was very ________.)
He thought the area was very strong and he wanted to live close to it.
What kind of materials did Egyptian artists use to make smaller sculptures? (ivory and...)
gold
How did Egypt get its wealth during the New Kingdom? (They used ________ in Nubia.)
They used gold mines in Nubia.
What were the leaders in Egypt called?
Pharaohs
The Greek Sphinx had a _________ head.
female/woman's
Why were mummies covered in salt?
To dry the body out
What is this?
block statue
What is a sarcophagus?
Mummy cases or stone coffins where the dead were buried
Where was King Tut's tomb?
Valley of the Kings
What is the Old Kingdom most known for?
Pyramids
What happened to the Greek Sphinx after her riddle had been solved?
She threw herself from a cliff and died.
How did embalmers remove the brain?
sticking a hook up the pharaoh's nose
A block statue was sculpted into a ___________ or a _______________.
person, god
What is unique about Egyptians' art?
People were drawn facing sideways.
Which group conquered Egypt at the end of the New Kingdom?
Assyrians
Djoser split Egypt into different parts called ___________, small states or countries.
nomes
What is the Great Sphinx's job?
To keep watch over the pyramid tombs of Giza
What were the jars called that the mummy's organs were kept in?
canopic jars
Which group of people invaded Egypt and took it over?
Hyksos
Name one thing pharaohs get buried with.
King's Tut's tomb was found mostly _________.
untouched, preserved