1. Egyptian Jeopardy $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Nile River Medicine and Magic
Writing Systems
Pharaohs
Misc.
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2. Waterfalls that act as natural barriers along the Nile
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Waterfalls that act as natural barriers along the Nile

3. Question
What are…
cataracts

4. The direction in which the Nile River Flows
$20 Nile River: Answer
The direction in which the Nile River Flows

5. South to North towards the Nile River
Question
What is…
South to North towards the Nile River

6. $30 Nile River: Answer
The major difference between the flooding of the Nile River and the Tigris and Euphrates

7. The Nile is predictable while the Tigris and Euphrates are not
Question
The Nile is predictable while the Tigris and Euphrates are not

8. The annual flooding pattern of the Nile River
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The annual flooding pattern of the Nile River

9. Once per year in a predictable cycle
Question
What is…
Once per year in a predictable cycle

10. Egypt’s two main problems solved by the Nile River
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Egypt’s two main problems solved by the Nile River

11. Question
What is:
96% barren desert
Very little rainfall

12. $10 Medicine and Magic
The Wrapped body of a preserved dead person

13. Question
What is…
A mummy

14. $20 Medicine and Magic
Process used during mummification to preserve the bodies of the dead

15. Question
What is…
embalming

16. Containers used to store the mummified remains of the internal organs
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Containers used to store the mummified remains of the internal organs

17. Question
What are:
Canopic Jars

18. Medical advancements made by Egyptians to treat broken bones
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Medical advancements made by Egyptians to treat broken bones

19. Splints and/or surgery
Question
What are…
Splints and/or surgery

20. $50 Medicine and Magic
If medical treatment did not cure a patient, the cause of the disease was attributed to this

21. Question
What are:
Evil Forces!

22. $10 Writing Systems
A kind of writing in which pictures stand for words or sounds in Ancient Egypt

23. Question
What is…
Hieroglyphics

24. $20 Writing Systems
Reed that grew around the Nile Delta from which a kind of paper can be made

25. Question
What is…
Papyrus

26. $30 Writing Systems
The most important purpose of writing in Ancient Egypt AND Ancient Sumer

27. Keeping records for business and government
Question
What is…
Keeping records for business and government

28. People who wrote for a living in Ancient Egypt and Sumer
$40 Writing Systems
People who wrote for a living in Ancient Egypt and Sumer

29. Question
Who are…
scribes

30. $50 Writing Systems
Both cuneiform and hieroglyphics are sub categories of this form of writing

31. Question
What are…
pictograms

32. $10 Answer
Center of Egyptian life, supreme ruler of ancient Kingdoms

33. Question
What is…
The Pharaoh

34. $20 Pharaohs
Pharaoh famous for his fabulous tomb more than his achievements during his short, young life

35. Question
Who is…
King Tut

36. Pharaoh who famously tried to convert Egyptians to Monotheism
$30 Pharaohs
Pharaoh who famously tried to convert Egyptians to Monotheism

37. Amenhotep IV – better known as Akhenaten
Question
Who is…
Amenhotep IV – better known as Akhenaten

38. Man responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom
$40 Pharaohs
Man responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom

39. Question
Who is…
Menes or Narmer
(same person)

40. $50 Pharaohs
Hatshepsut wore this because she knew many Egyptians distrusted a female pharaoh

41. Question
What is…
A false beard

42. $10 Misc.
The belief in many gods

43. Question
What is…
Polytheism

44. $20 Misc.
Amon-Re was created by combining these two gods

45. the god of Thebes with the sun god.
Question
Who are…
the god of Thebes with the sun god.

46. $30 Misc.
The Hyksos were able to conquer Egypt because of these

47. their bronze and iron weapons and horse-drawn chariots
Question
What are…
their bronze and iron weapons and horse-drawn chariots

48. $40 Misc.
The three major Eras of Ancient Egyptian history can be divided into these

49. Old, Middle and New Kingdoms
Question
Old, Middle and New Kingdoms

50. $50 Misc. - They were protected by vast desert to the east and west
- Cataracts acted as natural defensive barriers on the Nile
- They had enough natural resources to go around

51. Question
What are:
Reasons the Egyptians were not very concerned with developing military technology