He made his slaves put honey over themselves so the flies would be attracted to them
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What did minor gods represent?
Plants and animals
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What is the biggest pyramid?
Pyramid of Khufu
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How did Egyptians take the brain out of the body during the process of mummification?
They used an iron hook and took it out through the nose
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Where is Egypt?
in the northeast corner of Africa
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Was Cleopatra Egyptian?
No, she was actually Greek. She came from a long line of Greek Macedonians
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Who was Osiris?
ruler of the underworld
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When did pyramid building begin?
About the end of the 3rd dynasty, 2400 B.C.
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How long does mummification usually take?
About 70 days
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What did the Ancient Egyptians call the Big Dipper?
The Hippopotamus
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How was King Tut killed?
Either from a hippo or chariot crash
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Who was the god of war?
Onuris
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What were pyramids used for?
Pyramids were created for dead pharaohs so they could continue their life in the underworld with pleasure and ease
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Why did people mummify dead people?
The ancient Egyptians thought that there was another world after life, so the bodies were preserved
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How many hieroglyphs were in the Egyptian alphabet?
700
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What was King Tut's full name?
Tutankhamen
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Who is the god of the sun?
Ra
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On average how many pounds did a pyramid weigh?
2,000,000 pounds
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Before mummification, what was done to people?
They would be thrown in a pit with personal items, such as jewelry, clothes, pots, etc
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What is the Rosetta Stone?
It is a granite stela with Greek and hieroglyphs
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How long did Ramses II rule for?
67 years
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Do people still believe in these gods today?
Yes, actually many people are superstitious or they were born into a religion that believes in them
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Although the Khufu pyramids are the biggest, what are the most popular pyramids?
The pyramids of Giza are the most visited pyramids
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Could only pharaohs go into afterlife?
Yes, that is what the Egyptians believed
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What did Egyptians invent with astronomy?
A 365 day calendar, they created how to mark a year. Every time the Nile flooded a certain constellation would come out, they eventually tracked how long it took for it to show up so they could prepare for the flood. They marked that time a year