Ancient Egypt 2
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Place where tombs were built into desert cliffs.
3 points -
Valley of the Kings -
Who was Isis?
3 points - goddess of healing, marriage and motherhood
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Another name for magic charms.
2 points -
amulets -
Servant statues found in tombs.
3 points -
shabtis -
On what continent is Egypt located?
1 point -
Africa -
Who was Ra?
3 points -
The Sun god
Ra created the world -
This is a giant sculpture with a human head on a lion's body.
2 points -
Great Sphinx -
A person's life force or soul.
3 points -
ka -
A famous stone that helped scientists translate the hieroglyphs.
3 points -
The Rosetta Stone -
The first large tombs.
3 points -
mastabas -
Which pharaoh united the two kindgoms?
2 points -
King Menes -
This person designed the first pyramid.
3 points -
Imhotep -
What does the word "Pharaoh" mean?
2 points -
"Great House" -
The body was soaked in this before being wrapped in linen bandages.
2 points -
natron -
A famous pharoah who was a great builder.
3 points -
Khufu -
What famous river flows through Egypt?
1 point -
Nile River -
The part of you that makes you different from anyone else.
3 points -
ba -
What did the Egyptians call the Sahara Desert?
2 points -
The Red Land -
What desert is in Egypt?
2 points - Sahara Desert
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Dishonest people who stole the treasures in the pyramids.
1 point -
tomb robbers -
This Egyptologist discovered King Tut's tomb.
2 points -
Howard Carter -
A thin, paperlike material used to write on.
2 points -
papyrus -
Who was Osiris?
3 points -
god of the dead
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ruler of the underworld -
What do we call a person who studies ancient Egypt?
2 points -
an Egyptologist -
Mummies were placed in a stone coffin called a _________________.
3 points -
sarcophagus -
The first pyramid was built for this pharaoh.
3 points -
Djoser -
What do we call the Egyptian alphabet?
1 point -
hieroglyphics -
The "boy king" whose tomb was discovered with all its riches inside.
2 points -
King Tut -
What is the name of a woman pharaoh?
3 points -
Hatshepsut -
What is the longest river in the world?
1 point -
Nile River -
What did the ancient Egyptians call the land along the Nile?
2 points -
The Black Land -
What was the Nile's greatest gift?
1 point -
mud -
The capital city of Egypt today.
1 point -
Cairo