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100
T or F: Did Egyptians believe you could bring possessions with you?
True
100
What continent is Egypt located in?
Africa
100
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
hieroglyphics
100
What is the name of the highest position in Egypt and what is their job?
Pharao and to rule the country.
100
True or false: The Sphinx in Giza is the biggest statue in the world?
True
200
What is the common theme amongst most Egyptian Deities?
human bodies with animal heads.
200
What event happens yearly that promotes farming?
Annual floods
200
What type of paper did ancient Egyptians use for writing?
Papyrus
200
T or F: at times Lower and Upper Egypt both had their own separate rulers?
True
200
Which former capital of Ancient Egypt is located 12 miles (20 km) south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile? The city in question shares its name with a city in Tennessee.
Memphis
300
The scene or ceremony where a person's soul is judged is known as the -------?
Weighing of the heart
300
What river is Ancient Egypt located on and which way does it flow?
Nile River:North
300
Where are the Great Pyramid located and how many are there?
Giza, 3
300
What did the king of all Egypt wear as a symbol of unity?
The double Crown
300
What are the 3 time periods of Ancient Egypt?
Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
400
What 3 requirements did Egyptians need to reach the afterlife?
preserved body
Nameplate
pass the weighing scale
400
Define what a cataract is and one benefit of it.
fast-moving(rapids) water or waterfall
Help keep foreign invaders out.
400
The ancient Egyptians needed to try and predict when the Nile would flood each year and this led to the development of the first what?
Calendar
400
Who made items like pottery, jewelry, cloth and papyrus items?
Artisians
400
What color were the pyramids and ancient times and what was placed at the top?
white and a piece of gold was placed at the top.
500
What are the 2 types of souls and what is each of their purpose?
The Ba looked after your descendants, while the Ka went to the afterworld and had fun.
500
What is the peninsula in Egypt called and what two bodies of water surround it?
Sanai peninsula
500
Egyptians used polished __________________ to make the pyramid shine in the sun.
Limestone
500
With the Pharaoh at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid, who came next?
The Vizier
500
What organs were NOT placed in a canopic jar?
The heart