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Egypt Stack
Stuff about Egypt to study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a pharaoh? | A pharaoh is a king/God |
| when was king tut's tomb found? | November 4, 1922 |
| What was king tut's real (non-shortened) name? | Tutankhamun |
| what were the pyramids made out of, and what were they originally covered in? | they are made of stone, and they were originally covered in limestone |
| Who was the god of death? | Anubis |
| Why did they mummify bodies? | To preserve the bodies in order for them to enter the "afterlife" |
| how do you mummify a body? | step 1: cover the body in salt for a few days to dry it out, step 2: then cover it in sticky stuff, step 3: then wrap it in cloth, step 4: repeat step 2 and 3 a few times, step 5: place it in the sarcophagus. |
| who was the sun god? | Amon-Ra |