Slide 2 BOOK 4 Unit6 Slide 3 Fun Facts about Egypt Slide 4 1.The
giant structures for which Ancient Egypt is known are called _____.
Slide 5 1. Pyramids. For Your Information The biggest pyramid in
Egypt is the pyramid of Khufu ( ) at Giza, which is 42 stories high
and covers the area of ______ football fields. 10 Slide 6 2. What
do Egyptian tombs have on the walls? Slide 7 2. Paintings. Slide 8
3. Where were Egyptians who were poor buried? Slide 9 3.The poor
Egyptians were buried in the sand. Only the rich ones were buried
in a tomb. Slide 10 4. Why did Egyptians sleep on the roofs of
their houses? Slide 11 4. The weather was so hot. Slide 12 5. What
is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved
after death called? Slide 13 5. A mummy. The mummy of an Egyptian
pharaoh Slide 14 6. What did royal people wear when they were
buried? Slide 15 6. ( Mummy / Death ) masks. Slide 16 7. Of which
metal is Tutankhamuns ( ) mask (which covers the head and shoulders
of his mummy) made? Slide 17 7. Gold. The cobra and vulture are
displayed on his forehead, as symbols of p________. rotection This
shows that the Egyptians were skilled ___________. goldsmiths Slide
18 8. What organ of the human body was very important to ancient
Egyptians? Slide 19 8. Heart. For Your Information Ancient
Egyptians believed all of mans emotions and thoughts were
controlled by his heart. They had no idea what function the _______
had, which is why it was removed from the body during
mummification. brain ( Heart was the only organ of the body that
was not removed while mummifying. ) Slide 20 9. In ancient Egypt,
killing a _________ (a kind of animal) was a crime punishable by
death. Slide 21 9. A cat. For Your Information Ancient Egyptians
worshipped cats. When a cat died, it was mummified. Slide 22 10. In
ancient Egypt, boys got married at the age of ____ while girls got
married at ____. (a) 20 ; 18 (b) 18 ; 16 (c) 16 ; 14 (d) 14 ; 12
Slide 23 10. (d) Boy 14; girl 12. Slide 24 11. Anubis was the
Egyptian god of _______. (a) music (b) embalming and mummification
(c) cats (d) the Earth Slide 25 11. (b) God of embalming and
mummification Tut Between Anubis & Hator ( Hator is
transmitting eternal life to Tut in an Ankh! ) Slide 26 12. How
long did it take to embalm a body? (a) About a month. (b) About 6
weeks. (c) About 70 days. (d) About 90 days. Slide 27 12. (c) About
seventy days. It took a very long time, from start to finish, to
embalm a body. Organs were removed, the body was dried and then the
body was wrapped in strands of linen ( ). Slide 28 13. The process
of mummification involved the removal of the organs and intestines.
The brain was removed through ______. (a) the eye sockets (b) the
nose (c) the base of the skull (d) None of the above Slide 29 13.
Through the nose. For Your Information-- The brain was removed
through the nose with an iron hook and the other organs and the
intestines were taken out through a cut made on the left side of
the body. Slide 30 For Your Information The major organs ( l____,
lungs, s ______ and intestines ) were removed and placed in canopic
jars. There were four jars, one for each of the organs. iver tomach
Set of canopic jars dated to the 22nd Dynasty. Slide 31 14. King
Tutankhamen, often called King Tut, was a(n) ____ king. (a) boy (b)
brutal (c) outstanding (d) long-lived Slide 32 14. A boy king. For
Your Information King Tut became King at the age of. Since he was
so young he received guidance until he was around 16 years old. He
was helped by Commander Aye, the Vizier (the equivalent of prime
minister) of Egypt and a private advisor of Tut. 9 Slide 33 15.
King Tut died at about the age of _____. (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d)
14 Slide 34 15. (c) At the age of eighteen. Was it murder? For Your
Information-- Tutankhamen suddenly died. There are no historical
records explaining the cause or circumstances of his death.
According to Brier's book, X-rays show that the young pharaoh might
have been killed by a blow to the head, although this is not
certain. Slide 35 16. King Tutankhamens tomb contained the
mummified remains of 2 ______. (a) fetuses (b) cats (c) soldiers
(d) wives Slide 36 16. (a) Fetuses. For Your Information King Tut
died without an heir. ______ succeeded the throne after his death.
Aye King Tut was buried in his tomb, but an antechamber off to the
side of the entrance contained the fetal remains of 2 children. (
Tut and his wife Ankhesenamens suffered two miscarriages. ) Slide
37 17. Where is the mummy of King Tut now? (a) In the Valley of the
Kings. (b) In the Museum of Cairo. (c) In the British Museum. (d)
None of the above. Slide 38 17. (a) In the Valley of the Kings.
Valley Of The Kings Mountain Of Thebes( ), West Bank The Valley Of
The Kings is the royal necropolis ( ) known in ancient times as the
Place Of Truth. Very few of the tombs are open to the public and
the ones that are open are only open on a rotating annual basis to
avoid extensive damage from the frequent tourist viewing. Slide 39
For Your Information-- Nothing is left here now except Tut's mummy
and coffin. (The rest is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.) Only a
few tourists are allowed in at a time, and everyone stays quiet,
peering over at the coffin and wall paintings that detail funerary
rituals. Tomb Entrances Center Is Tutankhamun; Left Center Is
Ramses VI Slide 40 18. Who made the great discovery of the tomb of
King Tut? (a) Howard Carter (b) Jimmy Carter (c) Samuel John Carter
(d) Lord Carnarvon Slide 41 18.(a) Howard Carter Howard Carter was
born in London on May 9, 1874. His father, Samuel John Carter, was
an artist who specialized in animal paintings. Young Carter's
talent for drawing and his interest in Egyptian antiquities took
him to Egypt when he was still only seventeen. Slide 42 19. Who was
the sponsor of Howard Carters expedition to Egypt? (a) The Egyptian
government. (b) The English government. (c) A rich Egyptian
businessman. (d) Lord Carnarvon. Slide 43 19. (d) Lord Carnarvon.
For Your Information-- Lord Carnarvon, Howard Carter's sponsor in
the search for the tomb of Tutankhamun, was one of the many who
went to Egypt for reasons of health. He then stayed on to pursue an
amateur interest in archaeology. Slide 44 Slide 45 20. Lord
Carnarvon died ________. (a) because of the curse of King Tut (b) a
cruel and violent death (c) a mysterious death (d) None of the
above. Slide 46 20. (d) None of the above. He died of an infected
mosquito bite.
