Ancient Egyptian Arts
This color, made from minerals like copper, was often used by Egyptians to represent the sky, water, and gods like Amun.
What is Blue
This famous process, which means the preservation of a body by drying it and wrapping it in linen strips, was done so the Ka could recognize its body.
What is Mummification
This simple percussion instrument was a metal rattle shaped like a U or loop, often shaken by priestesses for the goddess Hathor.
What is a Sistrum
This famous board game, meaning "passing," was played by all social classes and was even found in King Tut's tomb.
What is Senet
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh that was known for his tomb thaw was the only one that was not raided.
Who is King Tut
Sculptors often carved these large, narrow, four-sided stone monuments that end in a pyramid shape on top. They often stood in front of temples.
What is Obelisk
This god of the dead and the underworld is often painted green or black and is pictured sitting on a throne, ready to judge souls.
Who is Osiris
This goddess of joy, love, and music was often shown holding a sistrum, and her followers included many of the female temple musicians.
Who is Hathor
For exercise and entertainment, Ancient Egyptians enjoyed this water sport in the Nile, which was believed to build strength and prepare boys for military service.
What is Swimming
This pharaoh commissioned the largest pyramid ever built, the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Who is Khufu
This symbol, shaped like a cross with a loop at the top, was the hieroglyph that stood for life or the breath of life.
What is Ankh
According to the Book of the Dead, the heart of the deceased was weighed against this object, which represented truth and justice.
What is a Feather
Made from wood and gut strings, this large stringed instrument was played like a modern guitar, but with a long, thin neck and a small sound box.
What is a Lute
Ancient Egyptian children often played with simple dolls and toys made out of this easily shaped material that came directly from the Nile River.
What is Clay
She was one of the most powerful female pharaohs, known for promoting trade and building her beautiful mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari.
Who is Hatshepsut
This female goddess was often shown on sarcophagi (stone coffins) with her wings spread to protect the mummy inside. She was the wife of Osiris.
Who is Isis
The Egyptians believed the soul had a life force called the Ka and this part, which was pictured as a human-headed bird and could travel between the tomb and the afterlife.
What is the Ba
Tomb paintings often show musicians playing for the deceased to ensure that they would have music and entertainment in this next phase of existence.
What is the Afterlife.
This popular team game, where two groups pulled on opposite ends of a rope or piece of leather, is still played around the world today.
What is Tug-of-war
The pharaohs were often shown holding these two items, a hooked cane and a type of whip, which symbolized their roles as shepherd and protector of the people.
What are the crook and flail
Before a tomb painting or sculpture could be finished, artists used this grid system of squares or proportions to make sure the figures were correctly sized.
What is a grid
The name given to the collection of spells and prayers written on papyrus scrolls and placed in a tomb to help the deceased navigate the dangers of the underworld.
What is the Book of the Dead
Although we know the instruments and have pictures of musicians, we do not know exactly what Ancient Egyptian music sounded like because they had no system for this.
What is Musical Notation
In addition to music and dancing, rich Egyptians enjoyed watching acrobats and wrestlers, as well as races using these wheeled vehicles pulled by horses.
What are Chariots
This word, which we use for the Egyptian ruler, originally meant "Great House" and referred to the royal palace.
What is a Pharaoh