Ch 4 Mummies

Question 1

What do we call the time after King Narmer united Egypt?

Answer 1

The Old Kingdom of Egypt

Question 2

How long did The Old Kingdom of Egypt last?

Answer 2

Over one thousand years.

Question 3

What does A.D. stand for?

Answer 3

Anno Domini, or the year of our lord

Question 4

What does C.E. stand for?

Answer 4

Common era

Question 5

What does B.C. stand for?

Answer 5

Before christ.

Question 6

What does B.C.E stand for?

Answer 6

Before the common era

Question 7

Mummy

Answer 7

The body of a dead person treated with spices, salts, and wrapped in linen strips.

Question 8

Embalming

Answer 8

Preserving a body.

Question 9

The Egyptians believed that a person couldn’t enter the afterlife if this didn’t happen.

Answer 9

Embalming.

Question 10

How long did it take to make a mummy?

Answer 10

Two months.

Question 11

How does the heart get special treatment?

Answer 11

It is removed, washed and wrapped in linen. Then it is placed back in the chest.

They believed that the heart is weighed and if it is heavy it is full of sin and a monster will eat it. If it is light the person is good and will be happy.

Question 12

How is a mummy embalmed?

Answer 12

The body is washed with wine and spices.
The organs are removed, washed and placed in special spices.
The body is covered in spices and salt and left for forty days.
Then four of the organs are washed and placed in special jars.

Question 13

What happens after the mummy is embalmed?

Answer 13

The body is wrapped in strips of linen. Special jewelry is added to protect the person.
A gold mask that looks just like the person is placed on his face.

Question 14

Why does the mummy need a mask that looks like him?

Answer 14

So the gods recognize him.

Question 15

What ceremony does the priest preform before the mummy can be put into his coffins?

Answer 15

A special stick was used to touch his mouth, eyes and ears so he can see, hear and speak in the afterlife.

Question 16

What are the three coffins that the mummy is put in?

Answer 16

First is gold with the mummys face on it.
Second is a wooden coffin to protect the gold one.
Third is a stone coffin inside of the tomb.

Question 17

Sarcophagus

Answer 17

The final stone coffin inside of the tombs.

Question 18

What else did the people make sure the mummy had in his tomb?

Answer 18

Food, tools, boats, ect. Supplies for the afterlife.

Question 19

Canopic Jars

Answer 19

The four jars that a mummies organs are placed in. The lids have heads of gods on them to protect the organs.

Question 20

What happened to most of the tombs full of treasure?

Answer 20

They were found by grave robbers and the stuff was stolen.

Question 21

What did the Egyptians do to protect tombs from grave robbers?

Answer 21

They built stone chambers with small shafts to put the mummies and stuff in then the shaft was filled in.

Question 22

Mastaba Tomb

Answer 22

An Egyptian tomb made of a stone chamber and small entry shaft.

Question 23

Pyramid

Answer 23

Giant fortresses to keep pharos and their treasure safe in their tomb.

Question 24

Why were the pyramids shaped the way they were?

Answer 24

They believed that the pharaoh was a god and would ascend to the sky by climbing the sides of the pyramid.

Question 25

The great pyramid

Answer 25

The largest of the pyramids. Holds Cheops tomb. Was covered in limestone and possibly had a gold top. Had lots of tunnels and dead ends to confuse robbers.

Question 26

How many pyramids did the Egyptians make?

Answer 26

35

Question 27

How much did each block weigh

Answer 27

Three tons.

Question 28

How did the Egyptians build the pyramids.

Answer 28

By hand. They didn’t have machines.

Question 29

Sphinx

Answer 29

A creature with a mans head and a lions body.

A giant statue of one was built to guard the great pyramid.