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$100 Question from Geography How did heavy rains south of Egypt affect Egypt?

$100 Answer from A They caused the flooding of the Nile River.

$200 Question from A Into which body of water does the Nile River empty?

$200 Answer from A Mediterranean Sea

$300 Question from A What is a cataract?

$300 Answer from A A waterfall in the Nile River.

$400 Question from A Egypt is divided into two regions, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. In which region would you find the Nile Delta?

$400 Answer from A Lower Egypt

$500 Question from A What did Egyptians call both the fertile land and the desert? Hint: they used colors. land and land.

$500 Answer from A Fertile soil: black land Desert: red land

$100 Question from B Define hieroglyph

$100 Answer from B Pictures that stand for different words or sounds.

$200 Question from B Define: linen

$200 Answer from B lightweight cloth used in everyday clothing as well as for mummies.

$300 Question from B Define: papyrus

$300 Answer from B A paper-like material made from the reed of a plant.

$400 Question from B Define: dynasty

$400 Answer from B A line of rulers from the same family.

$500 Question from B Define: succession

$500 Answer from B The order in which members of the royal family inherit the throne.

$100 Question from C Astronomy helped ancient Egyptians develop

$100 Answer from C A 365 day calendar

$200 Question from C Egyptian homes were made out of:

$200 Answer from C mud bricks

$300 Question from C How did Egyptians sail upstream along the Nile River?

$300 Answer from C They used sails and a south wind

$400 Question from C Why did the Pharaoh build the Great Pyramid?

$400 Answer from C A tomb to house the Pharaoh so he could make it safely to the afterlife with his body and possessions.

$500 Question from C Why did the ancient Egyptians develop astronomy and a calendar?

$500 Answer from C to keep a record of when the Nile would flood for farming

$100 Question from D What kingdom built the greatest of the Pyramids?

$100 Answer from D Old Kingdom

$200 Question from D What kingdom built elaborate tombs in what we now call the Valley of the Kings. Why?

$200 Answer from D New Kingdom. To protect from grave robbers.

$300 Question from D What kingdom was marked by greater power for the local rulers rather than the Pharaoh?

$300 Answer from D Middle Kingdom

$400 Question from D Why was it such a big deal when Akhenaton required Worship of the Sun god?

$400 Answer from D Egyptians were polytheists. Priests lost their jobs. Challenged tradition.

$500 Question from D What was Ramses II considered the greatest Pharaoh in Egyptian history? Give at least 2 reasons.

$500 Answer from D 1. Ruled for 66 years (stable government) 2. Conquered new lands (largest Egyptian empire)

$100 Question from E Why did Egyptians mummify their dead and give them worldly possessions for their tombs?

$100 Answer from E They believed they could take them with them to the afterlife.

$200 Question from E Give two ways the Nile River helped all Egyptians.

$200 Answer from E 1.Water for crops 2.Transportation (the highway of the day)

$300 Question from E Name the three ways someone became a slave in Egypt.

$300 Answer from E 1.Owed debt 2.Committed a crime 3.Captured in war

$400 Question from E What privileges did women living in ancient Egypt have that neighboring areas didn’t have? (give 2 reasons)

$400 Answer from E 1.They could own and manage property 2.Work with their husbands 3.Hold some positions in government

$500 Question from E Describe Egypt’s social class structure (think of the pyramid you made in class).

$500 Answer from E 1.Pharaoh 2.Priests & Nobles 3.Scribes & Gov’t Officials 4.Craftspeople and Merchants 5.Farmers 6.Laborers & Slaves HIGHEST RANKING LOWEST RANKING