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Ancient Egypt
History Cards 6-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the capital of Ancient Egypt? | Memphis |
| What is the longest river in the world? | Nile River |
| What was used to dry out a body for the mummification process? | Natron |
| What Pharaoh unified upper and lower Egypt? | Menes |
| What was the name of the largest pyramid? | Pyramid at Giza |
| Where is the final resting place for a Pharaoh and his queen called? | Pyramid |
| Which Pharaoh had the step pyramid built? | Zoser |
| Which Pharaoh was buried in the Great Pyramid at Giza? | Khufu |
| What two letters represent Anno Domini and means "In the year of our Lord." | A.D. |
| What word means VERY OLD? | Ancient |
| What is the black fertile soil called that was left after the Nile flooded? | Silt |
| The Double Crown had what two colors? | Red and White |
| What is the name for a King in Ancient Egypt? | Pharaoh |
| When a person has a job or a skill, that ability is called a what? | trade |
| In Ancient Egypt, a family that rules for many years is called what? | dynasty |
| What two letters on a time line shows time before the birth of Christ? | B.C. |
| The Egyptians wrote in an ancient system of writing called what? | Hieroglyphs |
| How many days does it take to complete a mummy? | 70 |
| What did the people do with the brain when making a mummy? | Throw it away |
| The Egyptians would use linen to wrap a body into a what? | mummy |
| What were tucked into the wrappings while making a mummy? | amulets |
| The Ancient Egyptians mummified their bodies because they wanted to go to where? | afterlife |
| The pyramid was called a what? | tomb |
| The priests put organs into special jars called what? | canopic jars |
| The large figure that has a head of a Pharaoh and body of a lion is called what? | Sphinx |
| Pyramids had to be built with stones in order, if a stone was brought out of order it was called what? | rejected |
| The top stone on the pyramid is called what? | cornerstone |
| The Red Crown was for what part of Egypt? | Lower |
| The White Crown was for what part of Egypt? | Upper |
| What direction does the Nile river flow? | North |
| What son of Noah's did the Egyptians come from? | Ham |
| What did the priests use to remove the brain? | metal hook |
| What did the priests use to cut the side of the body for mummification? | obsidian knife |
| The Ancient Egyptians worshiped many gods, this is called what? | polytheism |
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