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Mummies
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The person in charge of mummifying the dead
Embalmer
100
Why was the Great Pyramid so impressive?
It was built perfectly with no modern tools or technology
100
How did Cleopatra enter into Ancient Egypt?
Rolled up into a Carpet
100
What is the most important river in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
100
Fertile
Able to produce crops
200
Where are the internal organs of the dead kept?
Canopic Jars
200
Who was the Great Pyramid built for?
Pharaoh Khufu
200
Who was the youngest Pharaoh ever to rule in Ancient Egypt?
King Tut
200
Lower Egypt is in what part of egypt?
North
200
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
300
What organ is left in the body of a mummy?
The heart
300
How did the Ancient Egyptians transport stones to build pyramids?
By lining up together and carrying the stones on sticks on their backs
300
Some people in ancient egypt were farmers, some were government officials....but MOST people were what?
slaves
300
the southern area of ancient Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
300
The system of writing in Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics
400
What is the coffin of a mummy called?
A Sarcophagus
400
When the pyramids were first built, what color were they?
White
400
Who was the egyptian god of the underworld?
Osiris
400
What direction does the Nile River Flow?
North
400
What does it mean for a body to "DECAY?"
to rot
500
Why did some embalmers leave the mouths open of the mummies they created?
To symbolize breathing in the afterlife
500
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs of great pharaohs
500
What were 2 responsibilities of the pharaoh?
Taxes Government Army Make important decisions
500
The nile river flows into this:
The Nile Delta
500
What is a hierarchy?
A system where some people are considered to be "above" others in society