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Ancient Egypt Unit
Study of ancient Egyptian culture
Question | Answer |
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places in the Nile where the river is full of rocks | cataracts |
represents an entire royal family | dynasty |
the flood that used to cover Egypt once a year | Inundation |
shelter on the roof of a house | kiosk |
triangular shaped land great for farming | delta |
rectangular building over a tomb | mastaba |
process used to preserve the dead | mummification |
long shaft of stone, usually very tall, with a pyramid-shaped top | obelisk |
used by Egyptians for mixing paints, inks and eye-paint | palette |
an attempt to recreate something as it was in the past | reconstruction |
a sacred beetle | scarab |
small magical buried with dead person to work for him in the next world | Shabti or Ushabti |
title given to nobleman who, in the old and Middle kingdoms, governed districts of Egypt known as nomes. | Nomarch |
Name the Greek historian is stated "Egypt is the gift of the Nile". | Herodotus |
Which two rivers create the Nile | White Nile Blue Nile |
T/F -The Nile overflowed without the existence of modern dams. | True |
T/F - After the Inundation the land was covered with rich red soil. | False - black soil |
Name the god of the Nile. | Hapi |
T/F - Fish and birds were valuable sources of food. | True |
Name the god of the Sun. | Ra |
T/F - The Nile flows south to north. | True |
T/F - Men tossed grain in the wind to remove husks. | True |
___________ and ____________ were basic items in the Egyptian diet. | Bread and beer |
T/F - Cooking was done over an open fire so meat roasted on spits or stewed in a cooking pots. | True |
T/F - Egyptians drank milk, water, beer and wine. | True |
T/F - Men and children spent much time on the roof where it was cooler. | False - women |
T/F - In the countryside, land was scarce so houses were narrow and crowded. | False - In towns |
T/F - Cedar and ebony were used to make luxury furniture. | True |
What was linen used to make? | Egyptian clothing |
Kohl was used to paint ____________. | eyes |
T/F - Only women wore earrings, rings, bracelets and anklets. | False - men and women |
Wrestling and _______________ were popular. | swimming |
Dolls and ______________ seem to have been especially popular. | leather balls |
What does "per aa" mean? | Great House |
Which term means chief minister? | Vizier |
Name the king that united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt? | King Menes |
Name the sky god that appeared as a hawk that protected young princes. | Horus |
Name the god of the dead. | Osiris |
T/F - Egyptian children died young. | True |
Name the people that introduced the horse and chariot to Egyptians. | Hyksos |
This term means copper weights. | deben |
Name the animal used to carry goods and supplies. | donkeys |
Name the job that was greater than other office. | Scribee |
T/F - Daughters of craftsmen were expected to follow the same profession as their fathers. | False - sons |
Painters and ____________ had to obey very strict rules. | sculptors |
T/F - Egyptians used cranes and pulleys. | False |
T/F - The pyramids of Giza were the largest and most carefully built of all pyramids. | True |
T/F - Ordinary people were allowed the temples. | False - priests |
Name the jealous person that murdered Osiris. | Set, his brother |
Name the hiding place for the tomb of King Tuthmosis. | remote valley at Thebes |
This pharaoh had the smallest tomb in the royal valley. | King Tut |
Name the god that weighed the heart of a dead man against a feather. | Anubis |