Pharaohs
Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid at Giza?
Who is Khufu?
What was the main purpose of the pyramids?
What is to serve as tombs for pharaohs?
Which goddess was associated with protection and motherhood?
Who is Isis?
Why was the Nile River important to ancient Egypt?
What is it provided water, transportation, and fertile soil for farming?
In what continent is Egypt located?
What is Africa?
This pharaoh ruled for over 60 years and built many temples and statues to honor himself.
Who is Ramses II?
What did pyramid construction show about Egyptian society?
What is that the pharaoh had great power and organization over workers?
What was the “Book of the Dead” used for?
What is to guide souls safely through the afterlife?
What did farmers do when the Nile flooded their fields?
What is they worked on building projects like pyramids?
The Nile River flows into which large body of water?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom.
Who is Narmer (Menes)?
What material were pyramids mostly built from?
What is limestone?
Which god weighed people’s hearts against a feather after death?
Who is Anubis?
What was papyrus used for?
What is to make paper for writing?
What direction does the Nile River flow?
What is north?
This female pharaoh expanded Egypt’s trade routes and built many monuments.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Which structure guards the pyramids and has the head of a pharaoh?
What is the Great Sphinx?
Why did Egyptians mummify bodies?
What is to preserve them for the afterlife?
Name one way religion influenced daily life in Egypt.
What is that people prayed to gods for protection, health, and good harvests?
Name one technological or architectural achievement of the ancient Egyptians.
What is pyramid building, hieroglyphics, or irrigation systems?
This young pharaoh’s tomb was discovered largely intact in 1922, filled with numerous treasures.
Who is Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
Why were tombs filled with food, treasures, and other goods?
What is because Egyptians believed these items would be needed in the afterlife?
What did the Egyptians believe would happen if someone’s heart was heavier than the feather of truth?
What is that their soul would be destroyed or denied entry to the afterlife?
Who was at the top of Egypt’s social hierarchy?
Who is the pharaoh?
How did the Egyptians record their history and religious texts?
What is by using hieroglyphics on papyrus or tomb walls?