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Geography. Inventions. OMG. Politics & Power. Pyramids & Mummies. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. Fertile land due to the Nile’s flood deposits.
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Geography Inventions OMG Politics & Power Pyramids & Mummies 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
Approximate length of the River Nile? 2000miles 3000miles 4000miles 5000miles
4184miles longBONUS QUESTION - 200ptsName the Lake where the Nile River starts?
This stretch of Nile River was very turbulent and impossible to navigate through
The Egyptians invented two of these so they were never late!
This invention allowed Egyptians save countless hours in their fields
What is a plow Bonus 200pts: Name a crop that the Egyptians grew with help from the plow?
This invention was prepared by laying strips side by side and weaving them into each other.
Operated by hand and was used to lift water from the river onto land in buckets
The most important God. A sun god and lord of all gods. He is usually in human form with a falcon head, crowned with the sun disc encircled by the a sacred cobra.
God of Mummification and had a Jackal’s head. His role was as the "guardian to necropolis“.Priests often wore his mask during mummification ceremonies.
Killed by his brother Seth who was jealous and wanted to be king. God of the underworld.
Was the wife & sister (!) of Osiris and mother of Horus. Goddess of motherhood & life.
This word means ‘great house’ and is associated with a living god and key religious and political figure
The highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the king, or pharaoh
Statue of Hemiunu, vizier and designer of Khufu's pyramid Who is a Vizier?
Read the following passageand answer the question at the end
He had a a lot of kids • He was a lousy general • He chiseled his name all over Egypt • He built a huge temple BONUS 200pts: Spell his name correctly
Discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, this Pharaoh was 9 when he came to power and died mysteriously at the age of 18.
Considered the “Seat of the Gods”, this royal capital has a new world equivalent in Tennessee, USA
This pyramid is an engineering marvel difficult to replicate even with our modern day technology
What is the Great Pyramid?
How long did the average mummification & embalming take?A. 14 daysB. 40 days C. 90 daysD. 70 days
What is 70 days? BONUS – 200pts Why so long?
What are Canopic jars? -The baboon-headed Hapy guarded the lungs. -The human-headed Imsety was the guardian of the liver. -Jackal-headed Duamutef guarded the stomach/intestines -Falcon-headed Qebehsenuef guarded the lower intestines.