Act Like an Egyptian Trivia Quiz

Answer: Khemet

Aigyptos is Greek and is actually derived from the Egyptian name for the city of Memphis, Hiku-Ptah. Kush is an area below the third cataract of the Nile that was intermittenly part of the Egyptian empire. It is also called Nubia. Misr or Masr is the Arabic word for Egypt.

Answer: Dawning of a god or coronation of king

It was also known as a Window of Appearance and it was often included in New Kingdom palaces and buildings. From it the pharoah would "appear" and greet the people as well as give out honors to those who were worthy. And as it represented the manifestation of a deity, it was often included in the naming of buildings or important objects.

Answer: Awet

The Awet was regarded as a way of symbolizing the pharoah watching over his flock and protecting them from harm. It came from the shepherd god Andjeti and the god Osiris.

Answer: Amenhotep IV

He was the son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy. He was the first monotheistic pharoah, worshipping one god, the Aten, and no others. He ordered attacks on the cults of other deities and destroyed their temples. He moved the capital from Thebes and established it at another city called Akhetaten (modern Tell-el-Amarna). His name means "He who is of service to Aten".

Answer: Abu Simbel

Looking at this shrine, it is obvious that Ramesses II had a very high opinion of himself. The temple boasts four, 65ft tall statues of Ramesses at the entrance as well as a hall 58 by 54ft within. This monument actually had to be relocated after the construction of the Aswan Dam flooded the Abu Simbel site. The whole structure was moved piece by piece to a higher site.

Answer: The duties of a king

This was an interesting and somewhat extraordinary document. It took the form of a dead king counseling his son on how to rule. It was the first document in the world to explicitly state the duties of a king and royal obligations. It particularly emphasized the dangers of being a weak king.

His son and heir was Senwosret I, who heeded his instructions and was a successful ruler of Egypt for 45 years.

Answer: Yes

Amon was the only god to have created himself and then formed all of the other gods. When he left the earth to reside in heaven, he became Re. This joining took place in the New Kingdom, where he became the most powerful deity. He was revered throughout Egypt as is apparent in the names of many of the pharoahs: Tutankhamun, Amunmesses, Amenhotep, etc.

Answer: Ankhesenamon

She was thirteen when Tutankhamun became king (he was only eight). Not much is known of her after his death. She offered the throne of Egypt to one of the sons of King Shuppiluliumash of the Hittites, but the son was murdered on the borders of Egypt. She was then married to Aya, a master of horses in Thebes (who may have been her grandfather).

She disappeared from history before Aya's death in 1319 BCE and nothing more is known of her.

Answer: cobra

The coiled cobra at the top of the headdress was always shown ready to strike with its hood open. It was a representation of the goddess Wadjet, who was a protector goddess of Lower Egypt.

Answer: The flooding of the Nile

Akhet was the time of the year when the Nile flooded and receded, leaving behind nutrient-rich silt over its floodplains. Next came the growing season, called Proyet. The final part of the season was the harvesting of the crops and was called Shomu.