JeopardyEgyptian

GeographyThe Old Kingdom

Middle and NewKingdoms

Egyptian Achievements

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Egyptian Geography

The longest river in the world runs through Egypt.What is the name of that river?

$100 Answer from Egyptian Geography

The Nile is the longest river in the world, and itruns through Egypt.

$200 Question from Egyptian Geography

On what continent is Egypt located?

$200 Answer from Egyptian Geography

Egypt is located on the continent of Africa.

$300 Question from Egyptian Geography

2/3 of farming in Egypt took place here.

$300 Answer from Egyptian Geography

2/3 of farming in Egypt took place on the delta.

$400 Question from Egyptian Geography

This was left behind after floods and was used by farmers to grow a surplus of crops.

$400 Answer from Egyptian Geography

Silt was left behind after floods and was used by farmers to grow a surplus of crops for the Egyptian people.

$500 Question from Egyptian Geography

This pharaoh, considered the first ever in Egypt,united both Upper and Lower Egypt.

$500 Answer from Egyptian Geography

Menes, the first pharaoh of Egypt, united Upper and Lower Egypt.

$100 Question from The Old Kingdom

Egyptian government was based on these rulers who were thought to be part god.

$100 Answer from The Old Kingdom

Egyptian societies were based on rulers called pharaohs who were considered part god.

$200 Question from The Old Kingdom

According to Egyptian religion, a person’s life force, or this, would have the same needs in the afterlife thatthey had while living.

$200 Answer from The Old Kingdom

According to Egyptian religion, a person’s life force,or ka, would have the same needs in the afterlife thatthey had while living.

$300 Question from The Old Kingdom

This is a hard white substance that is the bulk of theteeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippo,and walrus.

$300 Answer from The Old Kingdom

Ivory is the hard white substance that makes up the bulk of teeth and tusks of animals such as elephants,hippos, and walrus.

$400 Question from The Old Kingdom

Egyptians stored organs of the dead in these jars so that the ka could access them in the afterlife.

$400 Answer from The Old Kingdom

Egyptians stored the organs of the dead incanopic jars.

$500 Question from The Old Kingdom

The mummified bodies of pharaohs were storedin these coffin-like cases. They were very detailedand sometimes made of precious materials. These were called what?

$500 Answer from The Old Kingdom

Mummified bodies were stored in sarcophaguses.

$100 Question from Middle and New Kingdoms

She was the first female pharaoh of Egypt.

$100 Answer from Middle and New Kingdoms

Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh of Egypt.

$200 Question from Middle and New Kingdoms

Egyptians are believed to have been the firstpeople to have these animals as pets. They werealso considered deities.

$200 Answer from Middle and New Kingdoms

Egyptians are believed to be the first peopleto have cats as pets.

$300 Question from Middle and New Kingdoms

What did Queen Hatshepsut wear to show she wasworthy of the same respect a male pharaoh wouldhave been given?

$300 Answer from Middle and New Kingdoms

Queen Hatshepsut wore fake beards and dressedas a man in order to show that she should beshown the same respect that a male pharaoh would receive.

$400 Question from Middle and New Kingdoms

This people from Asia took over Lower Egyptduring the Middle Kingdom.

$400 Answer from Middle and New Kingdoms

The Hyksos took over Lower Egypt duringthe Middle Kingdom.

$500 Question from Middle and New Kingdoms

Did the New Kingdom last from 1550 - 1050 BC.or from 2200 – 1750 BC.?

$500 Answer from Middle and New Kingdoms

The New Kingdom lasted from 1550 - 1050 BC.

$100 Question from Egyptian Achievements

The ancient Egyptian writing system was calledwhat?

$100 Answer from Egyptian Achievements

The ancient Egyptian writing system was calledhieroglyphics.

$200 Question from Egyptian Achievements

Originally, Egyptian writing was done on stone. That was until this Egyptian “paper” was createdby flattening and drying out reeds that grew on the banks of the Nile.

$200 Answer from Egyptian Achievements

This Egyptian “paper” was known aspapyrus.

$300 Question from Egyptian Achievements

This structure could usually be found at the entranceof the temples built for Egyptian gods. They werecarved out of one piece of stone and would havehieroglyphics carved into the sides of them.

$300 Answer from Egyptian Achievements

Obelisks were structures that could be found at the entrances of temples built for Egyptian gods.

$400 Question from Egyptian Achievements

This was found in Egypt and was used to decode hieroglyphics and “unlock” muchof Egypt’s past.

$400 Answer from Egyptian Achievements

The Rosetta Stone was found in Egyptand was used to decode hieroglyphics.

$500 Question from Egyptian Achievements

In 1922, this pharaoh’s tomb was foundin the Valley of the Kings untouched.

$500 Answer from Egyptian Achievements

King Tut’s tomb was found in 1922, untouched.

$100 Question from Potpourri

Egyptians believed in many gods. In other words,they were what?

$100 Answer from Potpourri

Egyptians believed in many gods, or werepolytheistic.

$200 Question from Potpourri

This was the job that the majority of Egyptiansheld.

$200 Answer from Potpourri

The majority of Egyptians were farmers.

$300 Question from Potpourri

This is a series of rulers from the same family.

$300 Answer from Potpourri

A dynasty is a series of rulers from the samefamily.

$400 Question from Potpourri

This person would be blamed if disease struckor if crops didn’t grow.

$400 Answer from Potpourri

The pharaoh would be blamed if disease struckor if crops didn’t grow.

$500 Question from Potpourri

Why were scribes important in ancientEgypt?

$500 Answer from Potpourri

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Final Jeopardy

On your whiteboard, place the following groups ofpeople in order from “most important” to “least

important” on the social pyramid.

Farmers and PeasantsPharaohs

SlavesArtisans and Scribes

Priests and Pharaoh Advisors

Final Jeopardy Answer

PharaohsPriests and Pharaoh Advisors

ArtisansFarmers and Peasants

Slaves