Walk Like an Egyptian

Question: What were the pyramids of Egypt?

Answer: The great pyramids of ancient Egyptians were tombs for their leaders, whom they worshipped as gods. The pyramids, as well as their temples, were built of heavy stones.

Question: Which of these was an Egyptian king?

Answer: Farouk was king of Egypt until 1952, when Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew him.

Question: In Egyptian mythology, who was the wife of Osiris?

Answer: Osiris’s wife and queen was Isis, who was believed to have magical powers. She and her son, Horus, were thought to be the perfect mother and child.

Question: Which of these would you likely find in an Egyptian tomb?

Answer: A mummy is a body that has been buried in a special way. The ancient Egyptians mummified important figures, such as kings.

Question: Whose body is the most famous mummy from Egyptian history?

Answer: The most famous mummy is that of King Tutankhamen. His tomb was uncovered in 1922. His mummy was enclosed in a series of three coffins—the innermost being of solid gold.

Question: Which of these was not an Egyptian pharaoh?

Answer: Shah Jahan was the Mughal emperor of India, ruling from 1628 to 1658 CE. The pharaohs ruled over Egypt many hundreds of years earlier.

Question: Which Egyptian pharaoh believed in the idea of a single god?

Answer: Whereas most ancient Egyptians believed in a pantheon numbering many gods, the pharaoh Akhenaton proclaimed that the sun was the sole deity.