IC #11

[Host Jeremiah]

1. What color were the Pyramids of Giza originally?

2. What did the ancient Egyptians call Egypt?

3. How many calenders did the ancient Egyptians use?

4. What two objects did Anubis have on his scales?

5. What health issues plagued King Tut?

6. Which Pharaoh commissioned the first pyramid?

7. How did the Sphinx lose it's nose?

8. How did the Egyptians remove the brain for the mummification process?

9. Who was the longest reigning pharaoh?

10. What are the colors of the crowns of Egypt?

11. When did the Greeks first rule Egypt?

12. How many female pharaohs ruled Egypt?

13. What is the name of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar's son?

14. How many Wonders of the ancient and medieval worlds are located in Egypt?

15. What territory did Egypt gain from the Hittites after the Battle of Kadesh?

[Crystal Cox]

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2.Welcome to Ancient Egypt Online; a site dedicated to the culture, language, religion and history of ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians did not call their home "Egypt" (that name is based on the Greek pronunciation of the name of Ptah's temple in Memphis - "Hwt-ka-Ptah"), instead they referred to it as Kemet (or Kem - the black land) or Ta Mery (the beautiful land).

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4.In the other hand, he holds an Ankh. The more classic representation of him is found in the book of the dead. In this book, he is shown kneeling down beside a scale making adjustments while the deceased’s heart is being weighed against Ma’at.

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7.The Egyptian Arab historian al-Maqrīzī wrote in the 15th century that the nose was actually destroyed by a Sufi Muslim named Muhammad Sa'im al-Dahr. In 1378 CE, Egyptian peasants made offerings to the Great Sphinx in the hope of controlling the flood cycle, which would result in a successful harvest. Outraged by this blatant show of devotion, Sa'im al-Dahr destroyed the nose and was later executed for vandalism. Whether this is absolute fact is still debatable.

8.In the first, which we see lots of, the brain is removed through a hole made by inserting a metal rod up the nose and breaking through to the braincase. In the second, for which we only have unconfirmed anecdotal evidence, the brain is removed by making an incision in the back of the neck and removing it through the hole in the base of the skull where the spinal cord exits the skull.

9. they indeed were taken every two years, then the pharaoh reigned for about 62 years, till around 2212 BC. Pepi II is often mentioned as the longest reigning monarch in History based on accounts from the late 2nd millennium BC Turin canon and the 3rd century BC history of Egypt by Manetho.

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11.In 332 BC Alexander the Great conquered Egypt with a Greek army. At first the Egyptians thought he would make them independent again, but he did not. Alexander made Egypt part of his own empire. When Alexander died in 323 BC, his general Ptolemy (TA-low-mee) took over Egypt as his own territory.

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13.Ptolemy XV Caesar, in full Ptolemy Philopator Philometor Caesar, byname Caesarion

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15.The Battle of Kadesh (also Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now Syria.