Regalia of the Pharaoh

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/regalia-of-the-pharaoh

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the additional royal emblems?Included the bull's tail (strength), ceremonial beard (divinity), and the uraeus (protection)
2. What is the Pschent crown?The Pschent crown is a combination of the White Crown of Upper Egypt and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. It shows that the pharaoh rules all of Egypt.
3. Why do pharaohs wear the nemes headdress?Pharaohs wear the nemes headdress to show they are kings. It is a pleated, striped cloth with lappets that fall over the shoulders.

Ma'at: The ancient Egyptian concept of cosmic order, truth, justice, and balance, which the pharaoh was responsible for upholding.
Wadjet: A cobra goddess, patron deity of Lower Egypt, whose symbol (the uraeus) was worn by pharaohs for protection.
Iconography: The visual images and symbols used in art and religious contexts to represent concepts or figures.