Ancient Egypt jeopardy Social Studies Ancient Egypt jeopardy

Vocabulary Question 1 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded A room or a grave where a dead person is placed.

Answer 1 Tomb

Question 2 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded Dead bodies that have been preserved with salts and chemicals so that they will last

Answer 2 mummies

Question 3 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded Rulers in ancient Egypt.

Answer 3 Pharaohs

Question 4 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded To attack a country or other place in order to gain control of it

Answer 4 invaded

Question 5 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded A rich soil and other materials that have been brought by the Nile River

Answer 5 silt

Question 6 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded Life after one’s death

Answer 6 Afterlife

Question 7 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded Pictures and symbols used as a form of writing

Answer 7 hieroglyphics

Question 8 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded A tall water plant found in Northern Africa and Southern Europe

Answer 8 papyrus

Question 9 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded Buildings that have four sides and are shaped like a triangle. The wealthy people of ancient Egypt were buried here.

Answer 9 Pyramids

Question 10 Word Bank: Papyrus, Pyramid, Silt, Pharaohs, Afterlife, Mummies, Empire, Hieroglyphics, Tomb, Invaded When one group of people rules over another

Answer 10 empire

Facts Question 11 Where is Egypt?

Answer 11 Africa

Question 15 What happens to the Nile every Spring?

Answer 15 It floods

Question 17 The Nile River flows across Egypt in what direction?

Answer 17 South to north (or bottom to top)

Question 18 The Nile is considered the world’s largest what?

Answer 18 river

Question 19 Where were the pharaohs buried?

Answer 19 pyramids

Question 20 What was papyrus used for?

Answer 20 Paper mostly, Sandals baskets

Question 22 What did Egyptians believe happened after they died?

Answer 22 An afterlife

Question 23 About how long is the Nile River?

Answer 23 4,000 miles

What is an advancement from ancient civilizations?

Some invention or tool that made their lives better. Example: The wheel, hieroglyphics, boats

Question 28 What does silt do for the land around the Nile river?

Answer 28 Makes it fertile

What is an economy?

An economy has to do with money or trade. How they got what they needed to survive. What they spent for the things they wanted and needed.

Name the Following Location Word Bank The Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Nile River Persian Gulf Sahara Desert Eastern Desert Nile Delta

Sahara Desert

Name the Following Location Word Bank The Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Nile River Persian Gulf Sahara Desert Eastern Desert Nile Delta

Eastern Desert

Name the Following Location Word Bank The Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Nile River Persian Gulf Sahara Desert Eastern Desert Nile Delta

Nile Delta

Name the Following Location Word Bank The Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Nile River Persian Gulf Sahara Desert Eastern Desert Nile Delta

Mediterranean Sea

Name the Following Location Word Bank The Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Nile River Persian Gulf Sahara Desert Eastern Desert Nile Delta

The Red Sea

Question 29 What would have happened to Egypt if it wasn’t for the Nile River?

Answer 29 It would be JUST a desert.

Question 30 How long did mummification preserve the bodies of the people for? How many days did the process take?

Answer 30 Thousands of years 70 days

Question 12 Who was one of the female rulers of ancient Egypt?

Answer 12 Hatshepsut

Question 24 What material did ancient Egyptians use for clothes?

Answer 24 linen

Question 16 What did the Egyptians use to dry out the body during the mummification process?

Answer 16 natron

Answer in a complete sentence question 26 What part of the internal organs was PUT BACK INSIDE the mummy? And why?

Answer 26 The heart They believed it was the center of all their body’s actions

Question 25 What were the internal organs put into from the mummy?

Answer 25 Canopic jars

QUESTION 27 Why was King Tut remembered?

Answer 27 None of his treasures were stolen

Flat grasslands, found in the south of Egypt are called….

Savannas

What is the name of the greatest Pharaoh of the New Kingdom?

Ramses II

Who was believed to be the son of the sun god, Re?

The Pharaohs

What type of crops were common in Egypt?

Wheat, Barley, and Flax

Who was the main Egyptian God?

Re

What was an Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh or wealthy people from decomposing?

embalming

Woman pharaoh who wanted to improve the Egyptian economy

Hatshepsut

Name 3 reasons the Nile River was important to the Egyptians.

Trade Transportation Irrigation Drinking water Papyrus Protection