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Egypt Part 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the meaning for the word "Pharaoh"? | Great House |
| What is the source of the river nile? | Lake Victoria |
| Where is the location of Upper Egypt? | Southern Egypt in Nile Valley |
| What did Imhotep build? | Step Pyramid |
| Which Egyptian god empowers the pharaohs? | Horus |
| True/false: Anubis is the god of the dead | False |
| Who is responsible for fighting against chaos in Egypt? | The pharaoh |
| Who was Narmer? | 1st king of the 1st dynasty and unified upper and lower Egypt. |
| Prior to the building of the pyramids, kings were buried in low stone buildings. What were these called? | Mastabas |
| Which pyramid was the first to contain the tomb within the pyramid rather than under it? | The Meidum pyramid |
| What are the two main tributaries of the Nile? | Blue Nile and the White Nile |
| What system was used to support ceilings and walls in early pyramids? | Corbelling |
| What story is being told on Narmer's Palette? | The Unification of Egypt |
| What is kemet? | "Black Land" It is the area of land after the Nile floods that is rich and fertile. |
| What is the purpose of the Ka? | It is the spirit of the recently deceased pharaoh remains behind to assist the new pharaoh, even if the new pharaoh doesn't want him there. |
| Who built the Bent pyramid? | Sneferu |
| Who built the Meidum pyramid? | Sneferu |
| Who built the Red pyramid? | Sneferu |
| Describe the great Sphinx. | Body of a lion, and the head of a man. This is also known as Anthropomorphic. |
| What was the first capitol of a united Egypt? | Memphis |
| What type of government is ruled based off of religion? | Theocracy |
| Other than hieroglyphics, name one type of writing on the Rosetta Stone. | Greek or Demotic |
| What are the three types of writing on the Rosetta stone? | Hieroglyphics, Greek, and Demotic. |
| The great pyramid was constructed during what period of Egyptian history? | The Old Kingdom |
| Which is closer to the upper Nile? The Mediterranean Sea or the first cataract? | The first cataract. |
| Where is the land of the dead? | The West Bank of the Nile. |
| Why is the land of the dead called the land of the dead? | Because no one lives there. |
| Where is the land of the Lotus? | Upper Egypt |
| Where is the land of the Papyrus? | Lower Egypt |
| Where did the first people to settle in the Nile Valley come from? | The Sahara |
| During mummification, which substance is used to dry out the body? | Natron |
| What is Natron made up of? | Sodium Chloride and Sodium carbonate. Both of these are salts. |
| What is a shadoof? | The tool used too take water from the Nile; crop irrigation. |
| How do you use a shadoof? | Take a leather pouch, scoop water up from the Nile, and place it into an irrigation well. |
| An anthropomorphic god displays what sort of traits? | Human characteristics on a non human creature. |
| What is a canopic jar? | A jar that stores mummified internal organs that are placed int eh tomb with the person. |
| Which four organs are placed in canopic jars? | Stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines. |
| How many canopic jars are used in a single funeral? | Four |
| A good mummification job can be determined by examining which three parts of the body? | Nose, Fingers, and Hair. |
| Which was the first true pyramid in Egypt? | The Red Pyramid. |
| What does the scarab beetle represent? | Regeneration |
| Where is the scarab beetle placed on the body? | On the heart |
| What is Ammit? | An animal that eats the sinful hearts during the heart weighing process. |
| Which three animals is Ammit made up of? | Crocodile, Hippo, and Lion. |
| Who was buried in the great pyramid? | Khufu |
| What is another name for Khufu? | Cheops |
| Who is the goddess of order and peace? | Maat |
| Who helps the pharaohs keep order and peace? | Maat |
| What is in the book of the dead? | Poems, spells, wishes for the dead. |
| What does the book of the dead do? | Helps the spirit get to the underworld and get through the processes to get there. |
| Who is the devourer of souls? | Ammit |
| Who is the bringer of chaos? | Seth |
| What is a cartouche? | An oval with the name of a pharaoh written inside of it in hieroglyphics. |
| What is the purpose of a cartouche? | To be able to identify a pharaoh. |
| Who is the goddess of beauty? | Hathor |
| what is a sarcophagus? | The Egyptian coffin for the wealthy |
| What is used to wrap a mummy? | Thin strips of linen cloth |
| Which pyramid can be seen from the Red pyramid? | The Bent pyramid |
| Which pyramid can be seen from the Bent Pyramid? | The red pyramid. |
| Who is Sneferu's son? | Khafre |
| Who is Sneferu's grandson? | Menkaure |
| Which pyramid is known as the pyramid disaster? | Meidum pyramid. |
| Who was the first person to create a true pyramid? | Sneferu |
| T/F Sneferu's entire family followed in his love for agriculture | True |
| What was the original angle of the Bent pyramid? | 53 degrees |
| What was the adjusted angle of the Bent pyramid? | 47 Degrees |
| Why is the Bent pyramid called the Bent pyramid? | Because at the top, the pyramid is angled at a sharper angle. |
| What does Narmer's name mean? | fish chisel |
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