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The City of thepyramids

Giza

Why thePyramids werebuilt

A safe burialPlace for kings

This materialWas used to buildThe pyramids

Limestone blocks

This was built to Scare off thieves and Protect Khafres dead body

The Great Sphinx

This was done to determine level ground for building the pyramid

Dig trenches and fill with water

The life of Egypt

River Nile

The building of the Aswan High Dam, allowed Egypt to control the annual floods, but created this

Lake Nasser

The Suez Canal divided the main Egypt from this land formation to the East

Sinai Peninsula

This was the first Capital City

Memphis

The annual flooding of the Nile River over its banks created what is known as this

Fertile Valley

These 2 things were used during the embalming process

Natron

These magical figures were placed in between layers as mummies were wrapped

Amulets

The organs were stored in these

Canopic Jars

God of the Dead (dead Egyptians went to his kingdom)

Osiris

This was scrambled and pulled out with a long hook

brain

King of all gods. Also a child of Osiris and Isis

Horus

The God of wisdom

Thoth

The original god of the sun

Re or Ra

This was the youngest Pharaoh

King Tutunkhamen

This was the wife of Osiris

Isis

Her husband believed in just one god

Nefertiti

A chain of rulers connected by bloodlines

Dynasty

Killed by an asp, she was one of Egypts last rulers

Cleopatra

An Egyptian symbol of rebirth. Also used in designs and jewelery

Scarab beetle

The greatest builder ever

Ramses II

The written language of Ancient Egypt

Hieroglyphics

Paper was made from the reed of this plant

Papyrus

This consisted of a signature enclosed in an oval ring, often found in a Pharaohs tomb

Cartouche

One of the few who were trained with the knowledge of hieroglyphics

Scribe

This annual event helped the Egyptians design a calendar

Flooding of the Nile

Make your wagerFinal JeopardyPyramids

Why pharaohs stopped using pyramids for their burial tombs (4 reasons)

Pyramids were easily robbed and took too much time, effort and expense to build

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