Rhyming Pharaohs
This king of Thinis, quite reknowned,
United Egypt, double-crowned!
Who is Narmer?
This was the civilization south of Egypt.
What is Nubia?
These deities were brother and sister and ruled Egypt.
Who are Isis and Osiris?
The 1st Intermediate Period came about when these people became powerful and divided.
Who are the nomarchs?
This style of tomb had its heyday in the Old Kingdom.
What is the pyramid?
He abolished the city and the cult of Aten,
And Carter made sure he wasn't forgotten.
Who is Tutankhamun?
Pharaohs of the first few dynasties were buried in this necropolis.
What is Abydos?
The Egyptian soul had this many parts.
What is 9?
The 2nd Intermediate Period came about when this happened.
The West Asiatics/Canaanites and Hyksos invaded.
This monument style emerged from the shape of the eggs laid by the Great Honker.
What is the obelisk?
318 got the knife
To help this pharaoh after life!
Who is Djer?
What is Thebes?
These were the statues of servants destined to come to life after death.
What are shabti?
This god was Osiris' big nemesis.
Who is Set?
This massive monument of the Old Kingdom should give us paws…
What is Khafre's Sphinx?
He didn't lead so well, I'm told,
And so the nomarchs left the fold.
Who is Pepi II?
This modern capital city of Egypt is located in the far north of Lower Egypt.
What is Cairo?
The pharaoh was responsible for maintaining divine order, or _____.
What is ma'at?
This "humanistic" style of art, promoted by Akhenaten, was a break from the more iconographic style of previous dynasties.
What is Amarna Art?
Tombs have been discovered containing these ceremonial objects, used to transport the pharaoh to the afterlife.
What are solar boats?
When he finally drove the Hyksos out!
Who is Ahmose I?
This city, which has a rather long name, remained powerful during the 1st Intermediate Period.
What is Heracleopolis?
Temples built to the god Aten had this interesting feature.
What is no rooves?
This pharaoh tried unsuccessfully to drive out the Hyksos. You can see his skull damaged by a battle axe.
Who is Sekkenenre Tao?
This was the room where the pharaoh's ka statue was kept.
What is a serdab?