The Egyptian Civilization
Mummies
Egyptian Society
Religion
Maps
Kush
100
These were built to show the power and wealth of the pharaohs and as tombs for the afterlife.
What are the Pyramids at Giza?
100
Mummifying a body prepared it for this.
What is the afterlife?
100
One of the main themes of Egyptian music was this.
What is the Nile?
100
Egyptians were this, meaning they believed in many gods.
What are polytheists?
100
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What is the Nile River?
100
Trade grew in Kush because of its abundance of this.
What are natural resources?
200
This was used to make baskets, boats, rope, and paper.
What is papyrus?
200
In the first step of the mummification process, the embalmer cleaned out this.
What is the skull?
200
This person was at the top of the social pyramid in Egypt.
Who was the pharaoh?
200
This was often buried with a person and contained instructions for what to do and say in the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
200
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What is Egypt?
200
Kushites used two forms of writing, including hieroglyphics and a form of this.
What is script?
300
The cataracts of the Nile and this desert acted as natural barriers that discouraged invasions from other countries.
What is the Sahara Desert?
300
In the last step of the embalming process, the body was washed and wrapped in this.
What are linen strips?
300
The Egyptians believed these protected the wearer from evil spirits.
What are amulets?
300
This person was in charge of waking the idol of Horus.
Who was the pharaoh?
300
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What is Kush?
300
Kush was conquered by whom?
What is Egypt?
400
This man led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Who is Moses?
400
A special container for organs of a dead body.
What is a canopic jar?
400
The Egyptians experienced peace and stability during this kingdom.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
400
He was the Egyptian god of the underworld.
Who was Osiris?
400
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What is the Sahara Desert?
400
This controlled annual flooding.
What is the Aswan High Dam?
500
God used this man to advise Pharaoh to store food for seven years of famine, oversee food storage in Egypt, and provide food to many people during famine.
Who is Joseph?
500
A stone coffin
What is a sarcophagus?
500
This was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
This god had the head of a jackal
Who is Anubis?
500
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What is Lake Nasser?
500
Kush was located in what is now this country.
What is Sudan?