1. Ancient Egypt Jeopardy!
By Cristina Osborn
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2. Ancient Egypt Jeopardy!
Geography
Religion
King Tut
Writing
100
200
300

3. Geography 100 On which continent is Egypt located? Africa Antarctica
Asia
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4. Geography 100- Answer On which continent is Egypt located? Africa
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Geography 200
In which direction does the Nile River flow?
North
South
East
West
Answer
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6. Geography 200- Answer In which direction does the Nile River flow?
North
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7. Geography 300 What is a delta?
A place where a river begins in the mountains
A triangle shaped area of land by the mouth of a river
A place where a river forms whitewater rapids
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8. Geography 300- Answer What is a delta?
B. A triangle shaped area of land by the mouth of a river
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9. Religion 100 What was the purpose of a pyramid?
It was a palace for the
pharaoh and his family.
It was a tomb for the
pharaoh’s mummy.
It was a place for people
to hide in during floods.
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10. Religion 100- Answer What was the purpose of a pyramid?
It was a tomb for the pharaoh’s mummy.
Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah
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11. Religion 200 Which is NOT a step in making a mummy? Remove the brain
through the nose
B. Weigh the heart against
the Feather of Truth
C. Cover the body in natron
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12. Religion 200- Answer Which is NOT a step in making a mummy?
B. Weigh the heart against the Feather of Truth
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13. Religion 300 What did ancient Egyptians believe about death?
All people would go to the afterlife to live Osiris.
If Anubis judged them to have a good heart, then they would go to the afterlife.
No one would go to the afterlife because the Devourer would eat them first.
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14. Religion 300- Answer What did ancient Egyptians believe about death?
B. If Anubis judged them to have a good heart, then they would go to the afterlife.
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15. King Tut 100 What is a term for a ruler in ancient Egypt? President
Prime minister
Pharaoh
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16. King Tut 100- Answer What is a term for a ruler in ancient Egypt?
C. Pharaoh
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17. King Tut 200 Who found King Tut’s tomb? Rosetta Stone Howard Carter &
Lord Carnarvon
C. A farmer
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18. King Tut 200- Answer Who found King Tut’s tomb?
B. Howard Carter & Lord Carnarvon
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19. King Tut 300 Why was King Tut so famous? He was the “Boy King.”
His tomb was the only one not found robbed in the Valley of the Kings.
Some people thought his tomb was cursed.
All of the above
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20. King Tut 300- Answer
Why was King Tut so famous?
D. All of the above

21. Writing 100 What is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing? Papyrus
B. Hieroglyphs
Pharaohs
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22. Writing 100- Answer What is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing?
B. Hieroglyphs

23. Writing 200
What is the name of the object that helped people decode hieroglyphs?
Nile River
B. King Tut’s tomb
Rosetta Stone
Answer

24. Writing 200- Answer
What is the name of the object that helped people decode hieroglyphs?
C. Rosetta Stone
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25. Writing 300 Which 3 languages were carved into the Rosetta Stone?
Hieroglyphics, late Egyptian, and Greek
B. Hieroglyphics, Spanish, and Greek
Hieroglyphs, French, and Greek
Answer

26. Writing 300- Answer
Which 3 languages were carved into the Rosetta Stone?
Hieroglyphics,
late Egyptian & Greek
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