Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Social hierarchy level

Answer 1

Pharaoh > vizier/nobles/priests > scribes > craftsman/artisans > farmers > slaves

Question 2

Afterlife

Answer 2

Life after death

Question 3

Akhet

Answer 3

The flood season, mid June to October,

Question 4

Amulets

Answer 4

Items used to protect the wearer, usually in the form of jewellery, a magical charm thought to keep away evil

Question 5

Artisans

Answer 5

A worker highly skilled in a particular craft

Question 6

Aten

Answer 6

Sun god

Question 7

Barter system

Answer 7

To trade goods rather than money

Question 8

Canopic jars

Answer 8

Pottery used to store the intestines, liver, lungs and stomach of the preserved body

Question 9

Delta

Answer 9

The area where the river splits into seperate streams before flowing into the sea

Question 10

Demotic script

Answer 10

Writing system formerly used in Egypt, that is simplified form of hieroglyphs. Was found on the Rosetta Stone

Question 11

Dieties

Answer 11

Plural for god or goddess

Question 12

Hapi

Answer 12

The god of the Nile flooding and fertility

Question 13

Hieroglyphs

Answer 13

Picture like symbols of which the Ancient Egyptian written language was composed

Question 14

Horus

Answer 14

God of the sky and hunting, son of Osiris

Question 15

Isis

Answer 15

Goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, protector of the dead, wife of Osiris

Question 16

Lower Egypt

Answer 16

Northern Egypt, Nile delta located here

Question 17

Middle Kingdom

Answer 17

A time period when dynasties had a strong control over Egypt c.2040-1786BCE

Question 18

Myth

Answer 18

A traditional or ancient story usually involving gods

Question 19

Mummification

Answer 19

The process of preserving a dead body by preventing its natural decay

Question 20

Natron

Answer 20

A mineral used to preserve bodies

Question 21

New kingdom

Answer 21

A time period when dynasties had a strong control over Egypt c.1570-1070BCE

Question 22

Old kingdom

Answer 22

A time period when dynasties had a strong control over Egypt c.2686-2181

Question 23

Papyrus

Answer 23

A kind of paper made from layers of reeds flattened into strips on which to write

Question 24

Peret

Answer 24

The growing/seed season, October to February

Question 25

Pharaoh

Answer 25

The leader of Ancient Egypt who was believed to be a god, they had absolute power and total control

Question 26

Rosetta

Answer 26

City in Northern Egypt where the Rosetta Stone was found

Question 27

Sarcophagus

Answer 27

A stone coffin usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions

Question 28

Scribe

Answer 28

A person trained in language and writing skills, employed to make written records

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Seti

Answer 29

God of war, chaos and storms, brother of Osiris

Question 30

Shemu

Answer 30

The harvesting season, March to May

Question 31

Upper Egypt

Answer 31

Located south of the delta

Question 32

Valley of the kings

Answer 32

A valley in Egypt where many tombs were built for pharaohs and nobles during the new kingdom

Question 33

Vizier

Answer 33

The highest official in Ancient Egypt after the pharaoh