Ancient Egypt

_______ is symbol or drawing that represented a word or sound in Egyptian written language.

Which Pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt; he's considered the FIRST pharaoh.

If your heart was heavier than the feather, she would eat your heart and soul.

This god lead the akh into the afterlife and was the one who weighed the heart against feather of Ma'at.

Inventor of writing and record keeping; keeps records in the Hall of Judgement.

Which organ was removed from the body through the nose?

_______ allows for the Nile River to produce fertile soil for growing, when it floods.

This goddess is associated with the Nile's fertility and is mother of gods and pharaohs.

Which Queen was treated as an equal and ruled side-by-side with her husband?

This goddess is often seen as a cat or a woman with a cat head.

Which kingdom was a period of prosperity, and political and cultural achievement?

Who was at the TOP of the Egyptian social pyramid?

This god was the judge of the dead; kings associated with him in the afterlife.

T/F: Ra was the only god who did not have their own temple.

This goddess was meant to destroy mankind, but drank wine and woke up benevolent; lady of drunkenness.

Which Pharaoh secured Egypt's borders and increased its wealth? He also had a lot of wives and children.

Which of the following is NOT a symbol of Ma'at? (2 options)

God of the sky; kings associated with him in life. Kings were the living reincarnation of this god.

What bone was broken in the nose during mummification, signifying your status in society.

Goddess of harmony, justice, truth, and balance.

The largest pyramid at Giza was built for ______.

Ma'at was more of a concept than a goddess; she decided how one lived.

Faced environmental issues due to the Nile's floods.

T/F: From 8,000 - 2,500 BC, Egypt changed from temperate grasslands to desert.

____ is a reed that grew along the Nile and was used to create an early form of paper.

T/F: Egypt declines due to foreign invasions during the New Kingdom.

Later on in history, where were kings/queens buried to hide them from grave robbers?

T/F: Cleopatra was 100% Egyptian.

Who was the youngest Pharaoh of Egypt; they had a curse on their tomb?

This god had the most powerful groups of priests and is the god of sun and air.

Which kingdom was known as the "Age of the Pyramids"?

T/F: Ma'at supported the social class system of Egypt; it created balance in society.

T/F: To have an afterlife, kings and queens needed to be remembered and mummified, so they built mortuary temples.

In which direction to the Nile River flow?

T/F: It was believed that a king needed the approval of Ma'at to rule. Without her, their reign lacked balance.

Which king, along with his wife, establish the cult of Aten, and made Egypt "monotheistic"?

True or False: The Egyptians believed that if you erased someone from hieroglyphics, they couldn't go to the afterlife.

Which Queen was "unsuccessfully" erased from the afterlife by her step-son?

Which of the following is an example of how the Egyptians used engineering to help them on the Nile?

True or False: The Egyptians believed the heart was vital for a person's Ka (spirit) to go to the afterlife.

Which of the following is an Egyptian achievement?

T/F: Only male priests served Amun-Ra.

Which Queen killed her brother for power, fell in love with Julius Caesar, and led to Egypt's downfall?

True or False: The Egyptians used math (geometry and arithmetic) to make the pyramids.

During which kingdom did the pharaohs conquer lands in Asia and Africa; it was the high point of Egyptian power.