Pharaoh’s Power Plays
The ruler of Ancient Egypt, believed to be both a king and a god.
Who is the Pharaoh?
The Nile flows in this direction.
What is North?
The writing system that the Egyptians used.
What are hieroglyphics?
What is hieratic script?
The god of the afterlife and ruler of the dead.
Who is Osiris?
Egyptians believed if their heart was heavier than the “Feather of Ma'at” they would be eaten by this crocodile looking demon..
Who is Ammit or Sobek? (Depending on region)
This pharaoh is famous for his tomb being discovered nearly intact in 1922.
Who is King Tutankhamun? (King Tut)
This desert surrounds the Nile River and protected Egypt from invaders.
What were the East and Western Deserts? (Sahara Desert)
The material that Egyptians used to write on.
What is papyrus?
The goddess of magic and healing, often depicted with wings (taking one under her wing).
Who is Isis?
A decorated stone coffin used in burials.
What is a sarcophagus?
The name of the famous queen who ruled alongside her stepson Thutmose III. She expanded Egypt’s wealth through trade and diplomacy.
Who is Hatshesput?
The name of the fertile land along the banks of the Nile.
What are the black lands?
They were the highest-ranking people in Egypt’s social structure, after the pharaoh and vizier.
Who are the priests?
This legendary test would assess if a person’s heart was pure enough to enter the afterlife.
What is the "weighing of the heart" ceremony?
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It was a burial site for pharaohs and nobles during the New Kingdom.
What is the Valley of the Kings?
This pharaoh is known for signing the world’s first known peace treaty.
Who is Ramses II? (Ramses the Great)
The triangular area where the Nile spreads out before entering the Mediterranean Sea. Many big cities flourished here. Merchants utilized the Mediterranean for trade.
What is the Nile Delta?
This type of mathematic development helped Egyptians build the pyramids.
What is geometry?
What is measurement math?
The story of Osiris and Set reflects the Egyptian beliefs about order and chaos.. really symbolizing the struggle of balance between these two things in the real world:
What is the struggle between good and evil?
The last pharaoh of Egypt.
Who is Cleopatra?
This pharaoh attempted to change Egypt’s religion to worship one god, Aten.
Who is Akhenaten?
Rapids or waterfalls that made parts of the river difficult to navigate. The Nile had multiple of these.
What are cataracts?
The most significant achievement in timekeeping by the Egyptians.
What is the 365 day calendar based on the solar year?
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To preserve the body so the soul could recognize it in the afterlife.
What is the mummification process?
An Egyptian artifact helped scholars decode hieroglyphics. This stone included a writing translated in 3 formats: hieroglyphics, demotic script, and ancient greek.
What is the Rosetta Stone?