Name
___________________________________
__________________
EGYPT
TIME
PERIOD
O______
Kingdom
2686-______
BC
M_________
Kingdom
2061-______
BC
N_______
Kingdom
1570-______
BC
GrecoRoman
period
305-282 BC
51-30 BC
Egypt.doc
Kings/Pharaohs Worksheet
SYMBOL/
DISTINCTION
Great P__________
KINGS/PHARAOHS
King Z_______ 2630-______ BC
god of the N________, K_________, spoke to him in a d_________.
2551-2528 K________ 2520-2494 – K____________
2490-______ Menkaure
Egypt became s_________. Cult of Isis and O_____________ began.
Great achievements in
Egypt invaded Palestine because Palestine attacked their t________
l__________, a____,
caravans.
architecture
2061-2_____ Mentuhotpe
1991-_______ Amenemhet I
1971-_______ Senwsret I
1787-________ Nefrusobk
Egypt became a w_______ Kings called Pharoahs, seen as gods.
power
- Queen H__________ (1500-1480), 1st female Pharaoh. Renewed
Egypt’s prosperity and p________.
-Akhenaton (1350-1334) destroyed old gods. Set up Aton, s___ god,
as o____ god. This was the first _____theistic time in Egypt.
Capital moved to Akhetaton, meaning “Horizon of A_____”.
-King Tut (1343-1325) ruled from ages 9-___. Went back to old
g_____. T______ became the capital again.
-Ramses I, II, III (1291-______. Moved royal capital to M______.
Built great temples.
Alexander the Great of
Ptolemy I. One of Alexander the Great’s g___________. He held
Greece rules most of the
p__________ in Egypt after Alexander’s d________.
world
Rome rules the known
Cleopatra VII. The last Pharaoh. She wanted to restore Egypt’s
world
e_________. She tried to make alliances with J_________ Caesar
and Mark Antony. She and Mark Antony committed s_________
when Emperor Augustus declared w_______ on Egypt.
Answers: Old Kingdom: 2181, Pyramids, Zoser, 2611, Nile, Khnum, dream, Khufu, Khephren, 2472
Middle Kingdom: 1650, stronger, literature, art, Osiris, trade, 2010, 1962, 1926, 1783
New Kingdom: 1070, world, Hatshepsut, peace, sun, only, mono, Aton, 18, gods, Thebes, 1510, Memphis
Greco-Roman period: generals, power, death, empire, Julius, suicide, war.
Name
___________________________________
__________________
EGYPT
TIME
PERIOD
O______
Kingdom
2686-______
BC
M_________
Kingdom
2061-______
BC
Kings/Pharaohs Worksheet
SYMBOL/
DISTINCTION
Great P__________
KINGS/PHARAOHS
King Z_______ 2630-______ BC
god of the N________, K_________, spoke to him in a d_________.
2551-2528 K________ 2520-2494 – K____________
2490-______ Menkaure
Egypt became s_________. Cult of Isis and O_____________ began.
Great achievements in
Egypt invaded Palestine because Palestine attacked their t________
l__________, a____,
caravans.
architecture
N_______
Kingdom
1570-______
BC
Egypt became a w_______
power
GrecoRoman
period
305-282 BC
Alexander the Great of
Greece rules most of the
world
Rome rules the known
world
51-30 BC
2061-2_____ Mentuhotpe
1991-_______ Amenemhet I
1971-_______ Senwsret I
1787-________ Nefrusobk
Kings called Pharoahs, seen as gods.
- Queen H__________ (1500-1480), 1st female Pharaoh. Renewed
Egypt’s prosperity and p________.
-Akhenaton (1350-1334) destroyed old gods. Set up Aton, s___ god,
as o____ god. This was the first _____theistic time in Egypt.
Capital moved to Akhetaton, meaning “Horizon of A_____”.
-King Tut (1343-1325) ruled from ages 9-___. Went back to old
g_____. T______ became the capital again.
-Ramses I, II, III (1291-______. Moved royal capital to M______.
Built great temples.
Ptolemy I. One of Alexander the Great’s g___________. He held
p__________ in Egypt after Alexander’s d________.
Cleopatra VII. The last Pharaoh. She wanted to restore Egypt’s
e_________. She tried to make alliances with J_________ Caesar
and Mark Antony. She and Mark Antony committed s_________
when Emperor Augustus declared w_______ on Egypt.
Egypt.doc
Answers: Old Kingdom: 2181, Pyramids, Zoser, 2611, Nile, Khnum, dream, Khufu, Khephren, 2472
Middle Kingdom: 1650, stronger, literature, art, Osiris, trade, 2010, 1962, 1926, 1783
New Kingdom: 1070, world, Hatshepsut, peace, sun, only, mono, Aton, 18, gods, Thebes, 1510, Memphis
Greco-Roman period: generals, power, death, empire, Julius, suicide, war.
Name_______________________
Date________________________
Period_______________________
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses PowerPoint Project
Either alone or with a partner, look over the list on the back, and choose the names of at least three Egyptian gods and
three goddesses that you might like to research. Rate them as your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. The teacher will randomly call
your name. If your 1st choice is taken, choose your 2nd or 3rd choice, or else a god and goddess will be assigned to you.
When everyone (or group of 2) has been assigned one god and one goddess, begin your research as explained below.
Project Objectives: Working either alone or with one other person, students will research one Egyptian god and one
Egyptian goddess. Students will then create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned about their god
and goddess. Every slide must contain a picture. B sure to copy the URL of each picture and information source (books,
Internet, encyclopedias, etc.) to the last slide, which will be a bibliography. Also include the following items:
Slide 1: The first name and last initial of those working on the project, the name of the god and goddess studied, and a picture
of each.
Slide 2: An explanation of what the god stands for or represents, what symbols he holds or wears and why. Explain what his
name means, if known, and what specific function he performs (like weighing the hearts of the dead), or what city is he
connected with, or whom he is supposed to protect. (If this information needs more than one slide, that is fine. You must have
a minimum of six slides, but you can have more than six.) Be sure to use your own words, and to use correct grammar and
spelling.
Slide 3: To whom is he related? (Married to what goddess, or father or son of what god or goddess.)
Slide 4: An explanation of what the goddess stands for or represents, what symbols she holds or wears, and why. Explain what
her name means, if known, and what specific function she performs (like weighing the hearts of the dead), or what city is she
connected with, or whom she is supposed to protect.
Slide 5: To whom is the goddess related? (Married to what god, or mother of or daughter of what god or goddess.
Slide 6: Bibliography – center and bold this as the title of the last slide. Copy and paste any URL’s from which you obtain
information or pictures. Next to the URL, explain what you found at that particular site. DO NOT use search engines as URL
references in the bibliography (google, altavista, etc.). Give the exact URL where the information was found, such as:
http://www.touregypt.net/gods1.htm Mythology information
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html (pictures)
http://www.neferchichi.com/gods.html (pictures)
http://sobek.colorado.edu/LAB/GODS/ (index and descriptions of gods and goddesses)
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/gods.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/pye/gods.html
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/hiero.html (hieroglyphs)
http://www.osirisweb.com/egypt/director.htm
http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/Urbana/projects/AncientCiv/gods/gods.html (index)
List of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Circle and label your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. Pick the top 3 gods, and then pick the top 3 goddesses. When you or your partner’s
name is called, you must choose one god and one goddess that have not already been chosen. When you receive your choice, circle
the god and goddess on this sheet and keep this paper in the social studies section of your binder. As you answer the research
questions on the front, check them off. Save your PowerPoint project to the server, sontag period 1/2 or sontag period 3/4 if working
on a library computer, or to your period’s folder on the desktop of computers in the room. Name your project with your first name
only and then the word god, such as Mattgod. Do not use commas, periods or hyphens in the file name when saving the PowerPoint.
Amen - Egyptian god of the dead
Anubis - a very ancient god of the dead.
Bast - Egyptian cat goddess
Bes- Egyptian dwarf god believed to guard against evil spirits and misfortune
Chons -Egyptian moon god
Dua - (god) Protector of the stomach of the deceased
Geb - (god) God of the Earth
Hathor - Egyptian cow goddess
Horus - is the son of Osiris and Isis. He is identified with the pharaoh.
Isis - Egyptian mother goddess
Khepry - A divine scarab beetle which was the dawn manifestation of the sun god
Khnum - is known as the creator god
Maat - Egyptian goddess of truth and justice
Meresger - A snake goddess of the mountain peak overlooking the royal tombs of Thebes (modern Luxor). She was generally
benevolent and had the power to cure disease, but she could also inflict sickness on sinners.
Min - (god) Egyptian fertility god
Mut - Wife of Amen, mother of Khons
Khnum - is known as the creator god
Neith - The great mother goddess. According to one account, she emerged from the Nun, the primordial waters, and created deities
and humans.
Nekhbet - The vulture goddess of the Southern city of Nekheb (modern el-Kab) and the patron goddess of Upper Egypt.
Nephthys -Egyptian goddess of the dead
Nut - Egyptian goddess of the sky and of the heavens
Osiris -Egyptian god of the underworld and of vegetation
Ptah - is the god of artists and craftsmen
Qetesh - Goddess of love and beauty.
Re - (Ra, Amun-Re (or Amon-Ra, Sobk-Re
Re-Harakhty) is the sun god. He is considered king of the gods. Egyptian sun god
Selket - Scorpion goddess, helper of women in childbirth
Set - Egyptian god of chaos, protector of Egypt
Shu - Egyptian god of the air
Sobek - Egyptian crocodile god
Taweret -Hippopotamus goddess and protective deity of childbirth
Thoth - Egyptian moon god
Wepwawet - God of war and of the funerary cult
Name __________________
Date____________________
Period__________________
Egyptian Vocabulary Worksheet
Slide #1:
Black Land: Dark soiled valley of fertile land near the ___________ ______________ .
Red Land: __________ area in Egypt.
cataracts: Rushing water forming ________________ and rapids as it rushes through stone ___________ and boulders.
Delta: T______________ of muddy wetlands where a river divides into many small channels and streams. It has rich soil for
farming.
Dynasty: A series of ________________ from the same family.
Slide #2:
Book of the Dead: A book of hymns, prayers, and magic spells. These were placed with the dead in order to help them pass
through the d____________ of the underworld and attain an afterlife of bliss in the Field of Reeds. Some of the texts are also found on
the w_____________ of tombs and on c_______________ or written on papyrus, linen or vellum.
Slide #3:
Ra or Re: The Egyptian ___________ god, c_________________ god, great-grandfather of Osiris, and Isis, and great-greatgrandfather to Horus.
Slide #4
Osiris: The chief god of the underworld, or home of the dead. He greeted the dead person when they reached the underworld and
asked them q________________ about their life on earth.
Slide #5
Anubis: He had the body of a human and the head of a jackal. He helped Osiris prepare the bodies of the dead for the afterlife. He
was worshipped as the i_______________ of embalming. He held the s__________________ that weighed a person’s heart.
Slide #6
Maat: The goddess whose feather of ______________ was placed on the scale opposite the dead person’s heart.
Slide #7
Cartouche: An ____________- shaped inscription with a king or queen’s _________________ written in hieroglyphs. The
cartouche was an elongated version of the ___________ rope within which two of the king's names (his birth name and his throne
name) were written.
Slide #8
Khnum: A god who controlled the flood_____________ of the Nile who was pictured as a ram-headed _________________. He was
also seen as a creator-god who molded people on a potter’s w_________ from the mud of the Nile River.
Slide #9
Papyrus: Long, thin ____________ that grew wild along the riverbanks of the Nile. We get our word _______________ from
papyrus.
Pharaoh: The term means “great _____________.” During the New Kingdom period Egyptians began to call their kings “pharaohs”.
Before that, it only referred to the royal p____________.
Slide #10
Upper Egypt: The ________________part of Egypt that stretched for over 500 miles from the first c________________ northward
to the beginning of the Nile Delta.
Lower Egypt: The northern part of Egypt, consisting of the Nile ____________. It was only ________ miles long, but many times
wider than Upper Egypt.
White Crown: The crown worn by the kings of ___________ Egypt. It was a white, pear-shaped crown.
Red Crown: The crown worn by kings of _______________ Egypt. It was a short, boxy, red crown with a tall spike at the back and a
curlicue at the front.
Slide #11
King Menes: The king of ______________ Egypt around ________________ BC. He defeated the king of Lower Egypt, united the
two lands and named himself King of both Upper and Lower Egypt. Supposedly, he designed a new crown to celebrate his victory.
This d_______________ crown stood for the union of the two lands.
Slide #12
Sarcophagus: A c______________. The outside of the Egyptian sarcophagus usually had the king or queen’s
c__________________, a picture of their head and hands, symbols of their reign, and p______________ of gods and goddesses.
Slide #13
Thebes: In 2134 BC Thebes became the r_____________ residence of the Pharaoh, and the site of worship for the god, Amon
during the M______________ Kingdom Period. Today it is the site of Luxor, and K___________. It contains the Valley of the
Tombs and great temples. As the Egyptian empire began to decay, the city of Thebes declined. Thebes was taken over by the
Assyrians in 661 BC.
SlideNew
#14
Middle
Kingdom
Old Kingdom 2686-2181
BC
3000
BC
3100
BC
3300
BC
4000
BC
Hieroglyphics
i__________
Kingdom
1570-1070 BC
2055-1650
BC
E_______ grew
s____________
Great Pyramids at
G_______ built
Egypt
became a
w________
p_________
Upper Egypt
conquers l_______
Egypt
Separate kings in
u_______ and
lower Egypt
Egypt began to
f_______
Slide #15
Mesopotamia
Both
Rivers flow
__________ to north
Rivers give l______
F_______ plain, not
protected from
i___________
No predictable
f____________
H_________ to farm
than in Egypt
Egypt
Nile flows n_________
to south
Rivers f__________
Built i___________
canals
Boundaries are
p____________ from
invaders
Life based on
f____________
P_______________
flooding
Mineral-rich
__________
Easier to farm than in
M________________