ANCIENT EGYPT QUIZ!!!

Everyday written language

Hieratic Script

Three Kingdoms of Egypt + dates

Old Kingdom “The Pyramid Age” - 2700 BC to 2200 BC

Middle Kingdom “The Irrigation Age” - 2055 BC To 1650 BC

New Kingdom “The Age of Empires” - 1550 BC to 1070 BC

One level, flat-roofed tomb. What do it translate to

Mastaba, “Eternal House”

Who made the first newspaper + what was it in the shape of

Amenhotep III, shape of beetles

Mastaba with 2 levels. What did he call it

The Mastaba of Shepseskaf. Had 2 levels because he thought he was 2x better than everyone. Called it “purified pyramid”

Zoser’s step pyramid - full story

Pharaoh Zoser holds a national contest to design his tomb. 1 rule: NO MASTABAS.

1st person was killed on the spot bc his idea was the biggest mastaba.

The sun ‘exploded’ and a 7 yr old boy, IMHOTEP (translating to “I come in peace”) came and created the first step pyramid, he was the victor of the contest.

His prize: He became the god of architecture

He also created a whole ahh theme park for zoser.

What was Imhotep’s controversial idea. What was the greatest treasure found in his tomb.

He said that people would not get sick if they washed their hands. People mad because it undermines all the gods (he was saying ppl got sick cuz of germs not gods so an evil person could just not get sick if they wash their hands)

Greatest treasure: The Saqqara Bird. It was a plane, not just a bird.

Which pharaoh got 3 pyramids built for them and why + whole story

Sneferu, most loved and admired pharaoh bc he spoke often w common people saying ‘brother’ and ‘sister.’

First pyramid: Meidum pyramid. It BROKE. Architecture blamed his tools so Sneferu got mad and kill him w his tools.

Second pyramid: The Bent Pyramid. Architects warned Sneferu that this spot could not sustain this pyramid and it ended up bending like they thought it would, making Sneferu happy bc the architects were right!

Third pyramid: The Shining “Red” Pyramid. PERFECT pyramid. Only pyramid that can be entered WITHOUT limitation. They put a red quartz over the entire pyramid so it shines throughout the night.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Pyramid of Giza. Whole story.

Khufu (Grandfather) - 1st Giza Pyramid

Khafre (Father) - 2nd Giza Pyramid

Menkhare (Son) - 3rd Giza Pyramid, Also ‘added’ Great Sphinx

Khufu built first pyramid exactly 455 feet high. Khafre can’t build it higher than his father so the builders make plans for Khafre and his son (Menkhare) so that once a year, all 3 pyramids perfectly line up with the 3 major stars of the sky.

Menkhare is mad that he ain’t have a say. He ‘adds’ the Great Sphinx.

If those 3 architects are so mathematically brilliant, why is the sphinx not perfect? Answer: it’s not actually a sphinx, it’s anubis! Menkhare asked the builders to change the anubis statue to his face but builders did it bad cuz they didn’t want to make anubis mad.

Massive Project that took place during the Middle Age.

2055 BC - 1650 BC

Massive irrigation project

Who predates the cartouche + by how many years

King Scorpion, 1000 years.

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt

Menes

Made Egypt the richest, largest, and most influential it’s ever been + whole story

Hatshepsut. Destined to be irrelevant (23rd in line to be pharaoh) but all died so she became pharaoh. Bc she knew her ahh wouldn’t be pharaoh, she set out to be super educated so she was awesome as pharaoh. 

Tried to remove his sister’s name from history

Thutmose III

What does Akhenaten’s wife’s name translate to?

Nefertiti translates to “A beautiful woman has come”

Whole Amenhotep IV story

He wakes up and his whole fam just disappears. The job of Gods is to protect ppl of Egypt so now either the Gods are nonexistent or evil. 

Only God that does his job  everyday is Aten who brings the sun every morning. He goes city destroying temples, looking for his fam he never finds. Changes name to: Akhenaten.

Hated Amun the most!

King Tut whole story

Son of Akhenaten but was neglected.Just 9 yrs old, he becomes pharaoh. Nickname": “The Boy King".” Changes name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun. “Image of the Living God Amun”

Restores all old gods

Dies unexpectedly

Wife of King Tut: Ankhesenamun “Eternal Life w Amun”

Tut’s unc, Aye, takes over when he dies.

Why no one find Tut tomb for so long

Tut lowk didn’t do anything so no one rlly care fr.

Who find Tut tomb? Who pay?

Find: Howard Carter

Pay: Lord Carnarvon

What did Ramses invent that no other Pharaoh could ever use?

He made his own letter

What did Ramses II refer to himself as?

“The Living God”

What did we find with both King Tut’s and his wife’s name on it?

Board Game

What did Ramses father negatively refer to him as?

Weak Link in the Chain

Deir el-Bahari

Abu Simbel

The Great Sphinx in Cairo

Step Pyramid of Djoser

Bent Pyramid of Sneferu