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 Ancient Egypt
| Why did Egyptians shave almost all the hair from their bodies? | Life in Ancient Egypt (redlasse) |
To keep away lice and other insects, and for hygiene. Many Egyptians wore elaborate wigs made from vegetable matter and human hair. They also wore cones of sweet smelling fats on their heads, which melted and dripped down their necks and faces throughout the evening.
| Who was the God of Embalming and what was he depicted as? | Ancient Egypt - General (iset) |
Anubis, Jackal or Jackal Headed. Anubis was depicted as a Jackal or with a Jackals head. The priests who prepared bodies for burial and conducted burial ceremonies are thought to have impersonated the god by wearing Jackal masks. Prayers for the survival of the deceased in the afterlife were addressed to Anubis.
| Who was Cheops' mother? | Ancient Egypt (jdiel) |
Hetepheres. Her husband, Sneferu, founded the 4th dynasty.
| Who was Akhenaten's successor? | Ancient Egypt (jdiel) |
Smenkhkare. Smenkhkare was probably Akhenaten's co-regent. He is also believed to be Tutankhaten's older brother. He only ruled for a few months. Incidentally, Tutankhaten should not be confused with Tutankhamen ...
| Who is the son of Osiris, God of the Underworld? | Egyptian History Trivia (minime13) |
Horus. Horus can be found on Egyptian inscriptions as a vulture with a human head. Anubis is Osiris' helper and Set was the one said to have killed Osiris. Horus also helped Isis, Osiris' wife, put Osiris back together after Set, Osiris' brother, murdered him and cut him into little pieces.
| Which pharaoh had the temple at Abu Simbel built? | Ancient Egypt (hunero) |
Ramses II. Ramses II had Abu Simbel built near the banks of the Nile, but in 1960 it was moved as it was at risk of being flooded.
| Which of the gods was often called the invisible god? | Ancient Egypt (hunero) |
Amun. Amun was the creator god and was often referred to as the invisible god for he had never manifested himself before man. However statues of him depict him as human, or human with the head of a ram.
| Which King had two statues of himself seated in front of the first pylon of the Luxor Temple? | Ancient Egypt - General (iset) |
Ramesses II. These statues were added to the Luxor Temple by Ramesses II and inscribed on this gateway is the story of his great victory over the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh in 1274BC.
| Which God kills a person who has a heart heavier than a feather, according to Egyptian religion/mythology? | Egyptian History Trivia (minime13) |
Ammut. Ammut (also sometimes spelled Ammit and also known as Amemit) was a demon is the creature that is told to kill people whose heart is heavier than a feather. This process is part of the test to get into the afterlife when one dies. People with lighter hearts pass this part of the test and go on to the next part. The demon devoured the unworthy.
| Which god guided the deceased to the afterlife? | Ancient Egypt (Mayacat) |
Anubis. The jackal-headed god Anubis guided the dead into the Judgement Halls of Osiris.
| Which Egyptian king, last of the 17th Dynasty, began the military campaign that eventually vanquished the Hyksos from Egypt? | Hyksos of Ancient Egypt (thejazzkickazz) |
Kamose. Kamose began the process of expelling the Hyksos from Egypt. His brother Ahmose, first king of the 18th Dynasty, completed the process.
| Where did the 1st king of the 5th dynasty build his pyramid? | Ancient Egypt (jdiel) |
Sakkara. The associated mortuary temple was excavated in 1928.
| When Isis went into hiding with her son, Horus, they were escorted by how many scorpions? | Ancient Egypt - General (iset) |
7. It was said that Isis possessed the magic to heal a scorpion sting.
| When did the Hyksos first settle in Northern Egypt? | Hyksos of Ancient Egypt (thejazzkickazz) |
18th Century B.C.. They settled in Egypt in the 18th century B.C and by the 17th century had conquered Egypt.
| What was used to solidify the outer wrapping of Tutankhamuns mummy? | Ancient Egypt 2: General (iset) |
Melted paraffin. During the removal of the wrappings (all 16 layers) 97 groups of items were removed, including 2 daggers that were made mostly of gold.
| What was used as the symbol of eternal life in ancient Egypt? | Ancient Egypt (Mayacat) |
Ankh. The ankh, a cross with a loop at the top, is also known as the Key of the Nile. The scarab symbolizes rebirth, the sphinx symbolizes the power of the king, and the sistrum is a musical instrument.
| What was the scarab beetle a symbol of in ancient Egypt? | Life in Ancient Egypt (redlasse) |
Rebirth. The scarab, or dung beetle, was said to roll the sun across the sky each day, like it rolls a ball of dung to lay its eggs in.
| What was the first object found in the antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb? | Ancient Egypt 2: General (iset) |
An alabaster cup. It was found on the inner side of the blocking of the second doorway. The text on the rim of the cup states a wish the Tut "will spend millions of years sitting with his face to the north wind and his eyes beholding beauty".
| What was the ancient Greek name for Tell el-Yahudiyah? | Ancient Egypt (jdiel) |
Leontopolis. A major feature of this site is the partly preserved earthwork enclosure.
| What was papyrus made from? | Life in Ancient Egypt (redlasse) |
Reeds. Papyrus was made by laying wet reeds down one way, then the other to form a sort of grid, and then it was pressed between stones until dry. Papyrus was used over and over for menial tasks, as stone was still used for important documents.
| What two gods weighed and measured the hearts of the dead to determine their fate after death? | Life in Ancient Egypt (redlasse) |
Anubis and Thoth. Anubis weighed the heart, while Thoth recorded the results. Ra's domain was the sun, Seth's was the desert and storms, Oriris was the god of the earth and vegetation, and Hoth's domain was the moon.
| What site was once the ancient town of Khnumu? | Ancient Egypt (jdiel) |
El-Ashmunein. The god Thoth was worshipped here in the Old Kingdom.
| What Pharoah is said to have been ruling when the Egyptian Exodus happened? | Egyptian History Trivia (minime13) |
Ramses II. Ramses II is said to be the greatest Pharoah in Egyptian history. He's made many great temples, two-thirds of the statues found in Egypt have inscriptions telling about him, and is said to have lived up to 92 years of age. Ramses II was also made into a not-so-well known God.
| What material was chiefly used to build Egyptian homes? | Life in Ancient Egypt (redlasse) |
Mud brick. Most Egyptian homes were made of mud brick and set on low ground, so the silt from the annually flooding Nile River covered them in time.
| What mask does the God of the Dead, Anubis, wear? | Egyptian History Trivia (minime13) |
Jackal. Anubis is famous for his jackal mask, which can be found on many Egyptian hieroglyphics. Anubis was an undertaker, the one who takes out the organs of the deceased and puts them in sacred canopic jars. The jackal mask was also used by other Egyptian undertakers.
| What is the common name given to the funerary texts found in various tombs? | Ancient Egypt (Mayacat) |
The Book of the Dead. The Book of the Dead was supposed to serve as a guide for the deceased in the afterlife. Also called the Chapters of Coming Forth By Day.
| What game, involving small carved pieces and an intricately painted board, was played by Egyptians from all walks of life? | Life in Ancient Egypt (redlasse) |
Senet. Menna was a scribe of the late 14th century, mastabas are flat-topped slopped-sided tombs, and Monopoly was invented in 1934 by Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania.
| What chief god was Apollonopolis Magna named after? | Ancient Egypt (jdiel) |
Horus-Apollo. This was the capital of the 2nd nome of Upper Egypt.
| What animals were said to have helped Ra reach the sun? | Egyptian History Trivia (minime13) |
Baboons. The baboons can be found lined up on the doorway of the Temple of Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel was built by Ramses II and worships the gods Amen, Osiris, Ra, and Ramses II himself. Amen is King of all Gods, Osiris is God of the Underworld, and Ra is the Sun God.
| What animals did the Sphinxes represent on Ramses II's dock that led to the Nile River? | Egyptian History Trivia (minime13) |
Lions Body, Rams Head. The bodies belonged to lions and the heads belonged to rams. The dock was huge, with over a 2 mile long row of Sphinxes. There were two rows of Sphinxes, so there were over 500 of them.
| What animal is the god of craftsmen, Thoth, depicted as? | Ancient Egypt (hunero) |
 Frequently Asked Questions about Ancient Egypt
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- Which region of ancient Egypt did the Israelites occupy before the Exodus? ( goto )
- In ancient Egypt how long did it take from start to finish to embalm a mummy? ( goto )
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- A black basalt slab was found by a soldier in 1799 that contained fragments of passages written in three different scripts: Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Egyptian demotic. Two decades later, French Egyptologist Jean Franýois Champollion was able to decipher the hieroglyphics using his knowledge of Greek as a guide, and the language and culture of ancient Egypt was suddenly open to scientists as never before. What was the name of this artifact?
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- Excluding Egypt, through which other three countries does the river Nile flow? ( goto )
- Is El Alamein in Libya or Egypt? I have seen both answers in different quiz books. ( goto )
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