Egyptian Terms 1
The Land of the Dead was called the __________.
Duat
Name one of two objects the pharaoh would hold in his hands as a symbol of power and authority.
Pharaoh buried in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Khufu
Linnet is described as having _______________ features.
A. autocratic
B. amiable
C. caustic
D. odious
A. autocratic
The woman who we know will be killed on the Nile River cruise (first and last names!)
Linnet Ridgeway (or Doyle!)
The annual flooding of the Nile in ancient times was called the ________________.
The "steward of the land"
vizier
god of the underworld/Land of the Dead
Osiris
What is a teetotaler?
a person who never drinks alcohol
Linnet's friend and Tim's cousin - first name only
Joanna
A province of Egypt was called a __________.
nome
A governor of a province of Egypt was called a _______________.
Was buried in the first smooth-sided pyramid
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
caustic
Linnet's American trustee's first OR last name
Andrew Pennington
the spiritual body double of an Egyptian person who would live on in the afterlife
ka
the spiritual concept of truth, justice, right order, and harmony
ma'at
Divided Egyptian history into 31 distinct dynasties
Manetho
not showing proper respect; rude
impertinent
The racy novelist is Mrs. __________________.
Otterbourne
a rectangular burial building in a royal cemetery (near pyramids)
mastaba
Ushabti
Greek who wrote The Histories; we get many of the Tales of Ancient Egypt from him.
arousing moral distaste and contempt; vile; foul
sordid
Spell out the detective's first and last names CORRECTLY
Hercule Poirot