Ancient Egypt

This is the triangle shaped area formed by silt deposits at the mouth of the river.

Egyptian used this process to preserve the bodies of the dead.

She is the wife of Osiris. The Mother Goddess.

The ba was pictured as a bird with a human head and kept watch over the deceased's still living family.

This organ remained inside the body to be judged.

This heavy salt compound was used to dry out the bodies for mummification.

The heart, lungs, stomach, and intestines were all placed in sacred vessels called

What item was weighed against the heart during the Weighing of the Heart ceremony?

She is the Devourer of Souls.

Herodotus said, "Egypt is the Gift of _______."

He is the God of Embalming.

The geography of the region around Egypt is made up primarily of which feature?

He is the sun god.

King Narmer became the first pharaoh of United Egypt. What does "pharaoh" mean?

Which of the following organs was believed to be useless.

In which direction does the Nile River flow?

What system of writing was developed by the ancient Egyptians?

He is the god of the floods.

This artifact helped to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Which body part does Horus lose in one of his battles with Set, his uncle?

Where is the mouth of the Nile River located?

The ka was a person's life force, or "invisible twin", that enjoyed daily life in the Land of the Two Fields.

This is the ancient tool used by Egyptian farmers to help water crops.

Which of the following is not something achieved by Narmer?

This is the Egyptian symbol for life. What is it called?

Osiris is the son of Horus and God of the Living Pharaoh.

The Pyramids of Giza, and almost all other pyramids, were constructed during which time period?

King Menes, the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt, was also known by this name.

The kingdom of Upper Egypt developed around the Nile delta.