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Pharaohs
Mummies
Science & Medicine
Name that Kingdom
100
Fine, rich soil from the river bottom that gets deposited on the banks of the Nile when it floods is called?
What is Silt?
100
The last Macedonian ruler of Egypt who committed suicide rather than let the Roman's parade her around Egypt after it fell to the Romans in 31 BC
Who is Cleopatra?
100
After your death you journeyed to the "afterlife" in one of these.
What is a boat?
100
Who predicted when the Nile river would usually flood?
What is the astronomers?
100
In what Kingdom were the Pharaohs considered "Gods" on Earth?
What is The Old Kingdom?
200
A large waterfall. The Nubian section of the Nile had six of these.
What is a cataract?
200
He became one of the greatest rulers in the New Kingdom, was a brilliant military strategist and had to wait 20 years to take the throne.
Who is Thutmose III?
200
The mummification process started with the removal of these and then they were put into jars.
What is your organs?
200
Why did ancient Egyptian doctors/priests know a lot about the body?
What is because of the mummification process?
200
Trade, arts and literature flourished in this Kingdom.
What is The Middle Kingdom
300
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a Dynasty?
300
Ruled at age 9, died at 19 and was buried with a room full of treasures.
Who is King Tut?
300
After your organs were removed your body was covered in ? and was left to dry out for 40 days.
What is a natural salt called Natron?
300
Mathematics helped the Egyptians measure how to tax a plot of land. What type of math did the use?
What is Geometry? It was used to measure area.
300
When Pharaohs died in this Kingdom they were buried in hidden tombs to throw off tomb robbers.
What is The Middle Kingdom?
400
An early form of paper made from a reed found from the marshy areas of the Nile river delta.
What is Papyrus?
400
He lived to 96 and restored the borders of Egypt to ensure trade routes and he reigned during the peak of Egyptian Art and Culture.
Who is Ramessis?
400
Workers prepared the body while artisans carved the coffin which is called?
What is a Sarcophagus?
400
The Egyptians created medicines from?
What is Plants? They practiced herbalism.
400
Egypt expanded during this Kingdom.
What is The New Kingdom?
500
A key that contained three different texts that helped archaeologist decipher hieroglyphics.
What is The Rosetta Stone?
500
He is considered the first human Pharaoh who united upper and lower Egypt. It is thought that he was killed by a hippo.
Who is Menes?
500
Once the body was cleaned out and bathed in spices the next step was to ?
What is to wrap the Mummy in white linen strips?
500
The Egyptians wrote most of their medical knowledge down on?
What is Papyrus?
500
Pharaohs were all buried in the Valley of the Kings during this Kingdom.
What is The New Kingdom?