Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Afterlife

Answer 1

Life after death

Question 2

Akhet

Answer 2

The flood season, mid July to October

Question 3

Amulets

Answer 3

items used to protect the wearer, usually in the form of jewellery

Question 4

Anubis

Answer 4

god of the underworld and mummification, jackal head

Question 5

Artisan

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 jars 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 separate streams before flowing into the sea

Question 10

Demotic script

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Dynasty

Answer 11

the period of time during which one family controls government, usually over several generations

Question 12

Hapi

Answer 12

God of the Nile flooding and fertility

Question 13

Hieratic script

Answer 13

created around the same time as the Hieroglyphic script, but it was used for everyday purposes

Question 14

Hieroglyphics

Answer 14

picture-like symbols of which the ancient Egyptian written language was composed

Question 15

Horus

Answer 15

god of the sky and hunting, son of Osiris

Question 16

Inundation

Answer 16

To flood; cover or over spread with water

Question 17

Isis

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Lower Egypt

Answer 18

northern Egypt, Nile delta located here

Question 19

Middle Kingdom

Answer 19

a time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt c2055 -1650 BCE

Question 20

Monotheism

Answer 20

belief in one God

Question 21

Mummification

Answer 21

the preservation of bodies by drying them, packing them with natron and wrapping them in linen cloths

Question 22

Myth

Answer 22

a traditional or ancient story usually involving gods

Question 23

Natron

Answer 23

A mineral used to preserve bodies

Question 24

New Kingdom

Answer 24

a time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt c1570 - 1070

Question 25

Old Kingdom

Answer 25

a time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt c2686 - 2181

Question 26

Osiris

Answer 26

God and judge of the dead in the afterlife

Question 27

Papyrus

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Peret

Answer 28

The seed season, November to February

Question 29

Pharaoh

Answer 29

Ruler of Egypt

Question 30

Polytheism

Answer 30

belief or worship of more than one god

Question 31

Rosetta

Answer 31

city in Northern Egypt where the Rosetta Stone was found

Question 32

Sarcophagus

Answer 32

a stone coffin usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions

Question 33

Scribe

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Set

Answer 34

god of war, chaos and storms. Brother or Osiris

Question 35

Shemu

Answer 35

The harvest season, March to June

Question 36

Upper Egypt

Answer 36

located south of the delta

Question 37

Valley of the Kings

Answer 37

a valley in Egypt where many tombs were built for pharaohs and nobles during the New Kingdom

Question 38

Vizier

Answer 38

The highest official in ancient Egypt after the pharaoh