What is: The Egyptians believed all the knowledge of a person was found in the heart
100
How many years did it take to become a scribe?
What is 12 years
100
Who is a famous ruler buried in a pyramid?
Who is King Tut
100
How old was King Tut when he became King?
What is 9 years old
100
What was Chris Naunton's theory on how King Tut died?
What is killed in a chariot race
200
Why were objects buried with the sarcophagus in a tomb?
What is: The Egyptians believed the items buried in the tomb would be taken with the person to the afterlife: these were valuable items to the person
200
Why were scribes considered of high nobility?
Scribes were highly educated and recorded important documents for the city
200
What is the name of a famous pyramid?
What is the pyramids of Giza
200
What are other theories to how King Tut died besides being killed in a chariot race?
What is Assassination, kicked in the chest by a horse, infection
200
After the organs were removed from the body, what was done with them?
What is : buried along with the body in special jars and vases
300
How long did the mummification process take?
What is 70 days
300
What is the definition of hieroglyph?
What is Egyptian scribe-written text
300
What is at least one reason why the pyramids were built
Burial monuments, gateway to the heavens
300
How many coffins were found in King Tut's tomb?
What is 3
300
What was the role of the vizier?
The vizier was the most important leader behind the Pharaoh
400
What is the definition of a mummy?
What is : the body of a person or animal that has been preserved after death
400
What are the two types of hieroglyphs and what do they stand for?
What is phonographs- sound symbols
Ideographs- idea images
400
What are two theories on how the pyramids were built?
1. Built from the inside up by use of a spiraling staircase
2. Built by moving stones with ramps and levers
400
When was King Tut's tomb first discovered?
What is 1922
400
Name at least two purposes the Nile river provided the Egyptians
What is
1. Carry trade
2. Transportation for people
3. Part of spiritual life for the people
500
Name at least three steps to the mummification process
What is :
1. Clean and wash the body
2. Remove all organs except the heart
3. The body was filled with stuffing.
4. The body was dried by covering it with a substance called natron*. This substance absorbed all the moisture from the body.
5. After 40 - 50 days the stuffing was removed and replaced with linen or sawdust.
6. The body was wrapped in strands of linen and covered in a sheet called a shroud.
7. The body was placed in a stone coffin called a sarcophagus.
500
Can a hieroglyph be made up of either only a phonograph or only an ideograph?
What is Yes
500
What is the tallest of the pyramids of Giza?
Pyramid Khufu
500
Name at least three objects found in King Tut's tomb
What is a chariot, treasure chest, gold throne, 5000 other various objects
500
What was the order of nobility for men highest to lowest?