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| Approximately how long is the Nile? |
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| What two rivers come together to form the Nile? |
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| Where is the source of those two rivers? |
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| Lake Victoria & Ethiopian Highlands |
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| How many cataracts are there on the Nile? |
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| What is a triangular deposit of earth and sand that collects at the mouth of a river called? |
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| What are the prevailing winds that blow from the northwest over the Nile called? |
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| Why are the winds so important? |
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| Tried paddling upstream lately? |
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| If you were an ancient Egyptian, you would refer to the annual season that the Nile flooded as the ? |
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| What are the three general eras that ancient Egyptian history is divided into called? |
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| the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom |
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| a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state's supreme civil ruler, |
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| What is the name for the Egyptian rulers that were considered both absolute monarchs, and gods on earth? |
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| My heirs and I consolidated our power and achieved absolute rule over Egypt between 3100 BC and 2700 BC My symbol was the double crown. Who am I? |
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| During what period of ancient Egypt's history were the great pyramids built? |
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| The first capital and the center of the Egyptian government was? |
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| What is the name for the ancient Egyptian form of writing? |
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| Central to Egyptian religious beliefs in the afterlife is to preserve the body. What was the process they used to preserve it? |
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| What is desiccation and why was it important to the Egyptians? |
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| an excessive loss of moisture; the process of drying up Ask your mummy? |
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| In the New Kingdom Era, what was the major folly the pharaohs had found in building huge imposing pyramids and why did they change the location of the tombs to the secluded valleys near Luxor? |
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| Name the reed that gave the Egyptians a tough buoyant material used in the construction of boats and barges. (Oh, it was also used to make paper.) |
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| What was the device used to measure the level of the Nile? |
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| Why was the nilometer important to the ancient Egyptians? |
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| I am the boy king who took the throne at age 8 and restored Egyptian religion after Akhenaton's rule. I died at age 18, but my remains were unearthed in 1922 by Howard Carter to reveal my fabulous wealth. Who am I? |
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| Tutankhamun aka "King Tut" |
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| Who is given credit for discovering his tomb? |
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| I was unearthed in Egypt in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. I was deciphered by Jean-Francois Champollion in 1822. By matching my Greek message with my Egyptian inscription, Champollion was able to identify ancient Egyptian symbols and decode ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. What am I? |
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| The Gods & Goddesses you will need to know are: Amon -Ra, Osirus, Horus, Seth, Isis, Seth, Anubis, Ma'at & Thoth |
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| Famous Pharaohs: Menes/Narmer, Tut, Hatshepsut,Akenaten, Thutmose the 3rd, Cleopatra, Ramses the 2nd |
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| Dobbs is the Pharaohs favorite dog. |
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| One concept in Egyptian religion that meant TRUTH, justice, and order, helped define the Egyptian way of life. It was symbolized by a woman wearing an ostrich feather on her head. What was this concept/Goddess called? |
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| God of cemeteries & embalming and guardian of the land of the dead. Depicted as a jackal |
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| Judge of the dead. Lord of Duat the underworld. Green complextion |
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| God of scribes & knowledge. Usually depicted as an ibis, a man with the head of an ibis |
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| The sun god. Rose out of the lotus flower. |
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| A god regarded as the protector of the pharaoh; represented as a falcon headed man; sky god |
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| The god of chaos. Thought to have murdered his brother, Osiris. |
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| I was the last great pharaoh of the Ptolemaic line of ancient Egypt. In an attempt to maintain Egyptian power, I aligned myself with Julius Caesar, and later Mark Anthony, but these moves only postponed the end. After my forces were defeated by Roman legions under Octavian, I committed suicide in 30 BC. I was courted by the Roman leader, Julius Caesar. Who am I? |
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| I was Queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty. I was the daughter of Thutmose I and married to Thutmose II. I crowned myself pharaoh in 1503 BC and ruled until 1483 BC when my step-son Thutmose III took over. Thankfully I could finally shave my beard.Who am I? |
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| What pharaoh was known as the 'Napolean of Egypt'? |
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| Prior to an EgyptianÂ’s death, a scribe would prepare a a collection of hymns, spells, and instructions to help the deceased pass through obstacles in the afterlife. What was this written guide called? |
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| During the process of mummification, what were the containers that were used to store and protect the internal organs of the dead called ? |
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| Natron is a mineral found in the deserts. What was its use in Egyptian burial processes? |
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| it is a salt like mineral that was used in mummification to desiccate the body |
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