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2. Miss Villecco – Riverside Middle School

3. Some reminders about the game: Do not talk while I am reading the questions. Remember you can steal. Be positive, remember, everyone is a winner!

4. Geography of Egypt Ancient Egyptian Society Contributions of the Egyptians Egypt Facts Potpourri 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 Categories and amounts 100

5. The Sahara’s climate is________ Hot & dry

6. Triangle-shaped deposits at the mouth of a river are called ______. delta

7. How did ancient Egyptian farmers control floodwaters? By building dams

8. Papyrus is a type of _ _________. paper

9. In ancient Egypt the pharaoh was a ______________. ruler

10. Menes was important for ______________. Uniting Upper and Lower Egypt

11. A dynasty is a __________. Family of rulers

12. Which group was part of the ancient Egyptian ruling class? Slaves, soldiers, or priests priests

13. The Ka was an Egyptian ___________. spirit

14. Why did the Egyptian preserve the bodies of their dead? to achieve happiness in life after death

15. Egyptian pyramids served as ___________. Burial places

16. In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered _________. King Tut’s Tomb

17. How did ancient Egyptian farmers pay for the use of farmland? By giving crops to the rulers

18. Soil carried and mixed with water is __________. Silt

19. Ancient Egyptians believed that their rulers were ________. Gods

20. The Kingdom of Kush was located in present day countries of __________. Sudan and Ethiopia

21. Why is the discovery of the Rosetta Stone important? ___________. It enabled archeologists to decipher Egyptian writing.

22. The ancient Egyptian form of writing is ___________. Hieroglyphics

23. Which type of mathematics was developed by the Egyptians? geometry

24. What did knowledge about the stars help the Egyptians to develop? calendar

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