Jeopardy
Egyptian
Geography
The Old
Kingdom
Middle and New
Kingdoms
Egyptian
Achievements
Potpourri
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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 it
runs 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 that
they 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 that
they had while living.
$300 Question from The Old
Kingdom
This is a hard white substance that is the bulk of the
teeth 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 in
canopic jars.
$500 Question from The Old
Kingdom
The mummified bodies of pharaohs were stored
in these coffin-like cases. They were very detailed
and 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 first
people to have these animals as pets. They were
also considered deities.
$200 Answer from Middle and
New Kingdoms
Egyptians are believed to be the first people
to have cats as pets.
$300 Question from Middle and
New Kingdoms
What did Queen Hatshepsut wear to show she was
worthy of the same respect a male pharaoh would
have been given?
$300 Answer from Middle and
New Kingdoms
Queen Hatshepsut wore fake beards and dressed
as a man in order to show that she should be
shown the same respect that a male pharaoh would
receive.
$400 Question from Middle and
New Kingdoms
This people from Asia took over Lower Egypt
during the Middle Kingdom.
$400 Answer from Middle and
New Kingdoms
The Hyksos took over Lower Egypt during
the 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 called
what?
$100 Answer from Egyptian
Achievements
The ancient Egyptian writing system was called
hieroglyphics.
$200 Question from Egyptian
Achievements
Originally, Egyptian writing was done on stone.
That was until this Egyptian “paper” was created
by flattening and drying out reeds that grew on
the banks of the Nile.
$200 Answer from Egyptian
Achievements
This Egyptian “paper” was known as
papyrus.
$300 Question from Egyptian
Achievements
This structure could usually be found at the entrance
of the temples built for Egyptian gods. They were
carved out of one piece of stone and would have
hieroglyphics 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” much
of Egypt’s past.
$400 Answer from Egyptian
Achievements
The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt
and was used to decode hieroglyphics.
$500 Question from Egyptian
Achievements
In 1922, this pharaoh’s tomb was found
in 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 were
polytheistic.
$200 Question from Potpourri
This was the job that the majority of Egyptians
held.
$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 same
family.
$400 Question from Potpourri
This person would be blamed if disease struck
or if crops didn’t grow.
$400 Answer from Potpourri
The pharaoh would be blamed if disease struck
or if crops didn’t grow.
$500 Question from Potpourri
Why were scribes important in ancient
Egypt?
$500 Answer from Potpourri
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Final Jeopardy
On your whiteboard, place the following groups of
people in order from “most important” to “least
important” on the social pyramid.
Farmers and Peasants
Pharaohs
Slaves
Artisans and Scribes
Priests and Pharaoh Advisors
Final Jeopardy Answer
Pharaohs
Priests and Pharaoh Advisors
Artisans
Farmers and Peasants
Slaves