Egypt Geography
Pharaohs
Mummification
Afterlife
General
100
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
100
These huge tombs housed Pharaoh's mummy and were built by hand with no machines
Pyramids
100
Which organ was taken out, dried, then placed back inside the body?
The heart
100
What was the name of the ceremony that determined entrance into the afterlife?
Weighing of the heart ceremony
100
After you die, the soul splits into two parts called...
EXTRA 100- What did each part do?
Ba and Kah
Ba watched over your living family,
Kah enjoyed afterlife in the Land of Two Fields
200
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river
The Nile
200
Name at least two famous Pharaohs.
Thutmose, Ramses II, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, and Tut etc...
200
The name of a salt mixture that mummies were laid in for 2-3 months
Natron
200
The heart was placed on a scale and weighed against this object
The feather of truth
200
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing was called what? What did it consist of?
Hieroglyphics. Pictures/Icons
300
True of False: The Nile floods every year. If so, when does it flood?
True, and from July to October
300
Who was the first female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?
Hatshepsut
300
The organ's from a mummy were harvested and placed into these
Canopic Jars
300
The name of the demon god that would eat the sinful hearts
Ammut
300
What three languages are on the Rosetta Stone?
Hieroglyphs, Demotic, Ancient Greek
400
What was harvested and made into baskets, paper, and sandals?
Papyrus
400
Who was the vizier in relation to the Pharaoh?
Pharaoh's second in command
400
Why did Medieval Europeans eat mummified bodies?
They believed it had medicinal properties
400
The goddess of wisdom and truth monitored who could enter the afterlife
Ma'at
400
List 5 of the inventions that came out of Ancient Egypt
500
The Nile provided this for the Ancient Egyptians
It provided rich soil for growing food; it provided water for growing food; the Egyptians used boats on the Nile to carry food from place to place.
(Farming, Water, Transport/Trade)
500
Name three items depicted on hieroglyphs and sarcophagi that were used to represent Pharaoh's power
Crown, false beard, flail, scepter (heka), etc...
500
The name of a mummy's coffin
Sarcophagus
500
Why was grave robbing the worst crime you could commit in Ancient Egypt?
The ba and kah could not return to the body and the person's eternity was stolen forever.
500
List the different levels and jobs found on the Ancient Egypt social pyramid.
HINT: There are 6 levels and 10 jobs that need to be listed
