Geography
Which continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
How old was King Tut when he took the throne?
8 or 9
What is the salt-like substance that they used to dry out the body?
Natron
How many gods and goddesses did the Egyptians believe in?
2000+
What is a cataract?
Waterfalls/rapids
What is the river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile
Where were pharaohs buried?
Pyramids
How many days was the body left out in the desert to dry out?
40-70
Which God was the God of the mummification process?
Anubis
What was the coffin called that pharaohs were placed in before burial?
Sarcophogus
Why is Upper Egypt located below Lower Egypt?
They are located based on the flow of the Nile, so Upper Egypt is upstream and Lower Egypt is downstream.
Hatshepsut, Cleopatra
What did the book of the dead contain and why were Egyptians buried with a copy of it?
Spells and information on how to get to the afterlife.
Who was the God of the underworld?
Osiris
Where were poor Egyptians buried after mummification?
In the desert
What is the Nile Delta?
A triangle shaped area of fertile soil where the Nile meets the sea.
True or False: Pharaohs were considered to be Gods.
True
What happened at the weighing of the heart ceremony?
The heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at and if it was lighter you went to the afterlife, if it was heavy with sin you went to the underworld.
What type of religion did Egyptians have?
Polytheistic
Why were guards hired to protect the pyramids?
To get rid of grave robbers
What are the 3 flooding seasons?
Ahket, Peret, and Sham
Who was the last pharaoh in Ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra
What were the names of the spirits that found the souls on the way to the afterlife?
Ba and Ka
The feather of this God was weighed against the heart to determine the soul's afterlife.
Ma'at
Name 5 pharaohs.
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