Ancient Test Thursday 12/21/23

Question 1

What river runs through Egypt?

Answer 1

The Nile

Question 2

Egypt has six waterfalls what are they called?

Answer 2

Cataracts

Question 3

What is Kemet?

Answer 3

Dark black fertile soil

Question 4

What is the red soil called?

Answer 4

Sand

Question 5

The very first tomb 12 ft deep hole

Answer 5

Pit

Question 6

A rectangular structure over the pit

Answer 6

Mastaba

Question 7

What type of writing did they use?

Answer 7

Hieroglyphics

Question 8

What kind of paper did they write on?

Answer 8

Papyrus

Question 9

Egypt was broken up into three different time periods

Answer 9

Old, Middle, and New

Question 10

Vizier

Answer 10

Second hand man to the king

Question 11

Vizier who built the very first step pyramid

Answer 11

Amenhotep

Question 12

Who was the first step pyramid built for?

Answer 12

Zoser

Question 13

Where was the first step pyramid built?

Answer 13

Sakkara

Question 14

The biggest pyramid has millions of limestone blocks

Answer 14

The Great Pyramid

Question 15

Who was the Great Pyramid built for?

Answer 15

Khufu

Question 16

White crown of Upper Egypt

Answer 16

Hedjet

Question 17

Red crown of Lower Egypt

Answer 17

Deshret

Question 18

Double crown

Answer 18

Pschent

Question 19

Ra

Answer 19

sun god

Question 20

Hathor

Answer 20

goddess of love

Question 21

Sekhmet

Answer 21

goddess of the sun

Question 22

Nute

Answer 22

sky goddess

Question 23

Geb

Answer 23

earth goddess

Question 24

Set

Answer 24

god of desert

Question 25

Horus

Answer 25

god of Egypt

Question 26

Isis

Answer 26

queen of goddess

Question 27

Toth

Answer 27

god of wisdom

Question 28

Anubis

Answer 28

god of embalming

Question 29

Ma'at

Answer 29

goddess of justice

Question 30

Amun

Answer 30

god of creation

Question 31

Osirus

Answer 31

god of the dead

Question 32

Bastet

Answer 32

protectress of cat

Question 33

Name the document that was needed for the after life

Answer 33

The book of the dead

Question 34

What was weighed in the judgement hall

Answer 34

heart and feather

Question 35

List the steps of embalming (8 steps)

Answer 35

1 wash 2 remove organs 3 soak in salt 4 stuff the body 5 coat 6 wrap 7 open mouth 8 mask it