Vocabulary
Mummification
Egyptian Life & History
Social Hierarchy
Random Trivia
100
The highest ruler in Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
100
What is the process called that the Egyptians practiced to prevent dead bodies from rotting?
Mummification
100
Who was the first woman pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
100
Who is at the very top of the social pyramid in Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
100
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
200
A simplified version of hieroglyphics
Hieratic Script
200
The entire process of mummification takes about how many days?
70
200
What structure contained tombs for the pharaohs who passed away?
Pyramids
200
Who is at the very bottom of the social pyramid in Ancient Egypt?
Peasants/servants
200
What number was Michael Jordan when he played for the Chicago Bulls?
23
300
The Egyptians believed each soul had two bodies--a spiritual one and a physical one. This term is the spiritual body.
Ka
300
The Egyptians believed this organ was the central intelligence of the body.
The heart
300
During the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, _____ and ______ flourished.
Art and literature
300
Who were the skilled workers in Ancient Egypt?
Merchants/craftsmen
300
What are Mrs. Newell's cats' names?
Sam and Archie
400
The city where the Great Pyramids are located
Giza
400
The Egyptians removed organs from the body and placed them in ____________.
Canopic jars
400
Hatshepsut ruled during the ____ Kingdom.
New
400
What was the title of the right hand man to the pharaoh?
Vizier
400
What is this painting called?
The Mona Lisa
500
Period of time in Ancient Egypt where art and literature flourished
Middle Kingdom
500
When mummified, bodies were wrapped in several layers of ______.
linen
500
What two tools did Egyptians use to write on stone tablets and walls?
Hammer and chisel
500
Besides the royal family, the most important social group was the _________.
viziers/priests/nobles
500
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific
600
The northern part of Egypt where the Delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Egypt
600
Why were bodies covered with salt during the mummification process?
To dry the body out
600
What group invaded and ruled Egypt for about 100 years?
Hyksos
600
What did the scribes in Ancient Egypt do?
They kept any written records.
600
What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?
Great Dane
700
A type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Officials were in charge of different procedures to get things done.
Bureaucracy
700
Why did the Egyptians place amulets in the layers of wrapping on mummies?
To provide good fortune and protect the spirits on their journey to the afterlife.
700
What two structures were built during the Old Kingdom?
Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Giza
700
Which group was the most educated in Ancient Egypt? Why?
Scribes were the most educated because they were the only ones who could read and write.
700
In a website URL, what does "www" stand for?
World Wide Web
800
Land on both sides of the Nile. They were uninhabitable because it was too hot to live there.
Red Lands
800
Why did the Egyptians believe that mummification was so important?
They believed that the physical body had to be preserved so that the spiritual body (Ka) could move on to the afterlife.
800
The New Kingdom was known as a period of ________ and ________ in Ancient Egypt.
expansion and prosperity
800
Fill in the social pyramid on the board with the social groups in Ancient Egypt (merchants/craftsmen, scribes, peasants/servants, pharaoh, viziers/priests/nobles)
From top to bottom: Pharaoh, viziers/priests/nobles, scribes, merchants/craftsmen, peasants/servants
800
When is Mrs. Newell's birthday?
June 1