1. Ancient Egypt Jeopardy
By: Megan Gapczynski

2. Ancient Places
Ancient People
Mummies
Hieroglyphics
Miscellaneous
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200
300
400
500

3. The Egyptian people lived on either side of what major waterway?
Ancient Places 100
The Egyptian people lived on either side of what major waterway?
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4. What is the largest pyramid?
Ancient Places 200
What is the largest pyramid?
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5. Ancient Places 300
Were the sun sets every evening on the west bank of the Nile was called?
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6. Ancient Places 400
The most famous pharaohs were buried west of Thebes in a valley called?
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7. This Desert Covers 90% of Egypt
Ancient Places 500
This Desert Covers 90% of Egypt
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8. What is the name of the people that preserved dead bodies
Ancient People 100
What is the name of the people that preserved dead bodies
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9. The largest pyramid (Great Pyramid of Giza) was built for?
Ancient People 200
The largest pyramid (Great Pyramid of Giza) was built for?
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10. Who was the last in a line of Greek rulers of Egypt?
Ancient People 300
Who was the last in a line of Greek rulers of Egypt?
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11. Whose tomb is the only one that was undiscovered by robbers?
Ancient People 400
Whose tomb is the only one that was undiscovered by robbers?
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12. Who eventually conquered Egypt?
Ancient People 500
Who eventually conquered Egypt?
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13. Mummies were wrapped in large sheets of what material?
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14. Mummies 200
When a dead person’s spirit would return to its tomb to recognize its body what was placed on the mummy?
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15. Mummies were prepared identically to which Ancient God mummification?
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16. What is the name of the jar that holds a mummy’s internal organs?
Mummies 400
What is the name of the jar that holds a mummy’s internal organs?
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17. Mummies 500
Which pharaoh would be considered the richest by how much was in his tomb?
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18. This person is the one who records for the pharaoh.
Hieroglyphics 100
This person is the one who records for the pharaoh.
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19. Hieroglyphics was recorded on what type of paper?
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20. Hieroglyphics 300
Scribes also used a different form of writing that was a faster version of hieroglyphs called what?
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21. Hieroglyphics consist of approximately how many different signs?
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22. In 1799, this important discovery helped translate hieroglyphs.
Hieroglyphics 500
In 1799, this important discovery helped translate hieroglyphs.
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23. The New Year would revolve around?
Miscellaneous 100
The New Year would revolve around?
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24. The God of the Sun is known as?
Miscellaneous 200
The God of the Sun is known as?
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25. How were workers of ancient Egypt paid?
Miscellaneous 300
How were workers of ancient Egypt paid?
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26. In what year did Egypt become part of the Roman Empire?
Miscellaneous 400
In what year did Egypt become part of the Roman Empire?
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27. Time was measured by filling a container called?
Miscellaneous 500
Time was measured by filling a container called?
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28. Ancient Places 100
The Nile River
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29. The Great Pyramid at Giza built for King Khufu
Ancient Places 200
The Great Pyramid at Giza built for King Khufu
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30. Ancient Places 300
The Land of the Dead
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31. Ancient Places 400
Valley of the Kings
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32. Ancient Places 500
Red Land
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33. Ancient People 100
Embalmers
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34. Ancient People 200
King Khufu
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35. Ancient People 300
Queen Cleopatra V
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36. King Tutankhamun (King Tut)
Ancient People 400
King Tutankhamun (King Tut)
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37. Ancient People 500
The Turks
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38. Mummies 100
Linen
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39. A Mask that looked like the individual
Mummies 200
A Mask that looked like the individual
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40. Osiris God of the Afterlife
Mummies 300
Osiris God of the Afterlife
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41. Mummies 400
Canopic Jars
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42. Mummies 500
Pharaoh Tutankhamun
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43. Hieroglyphics 100
Scribes
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44. Hieroglyphics 200
Papyrus
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45. Hieratic this ran from right to left.
Hieroglyphics 300
Hieratic this ran from right to left.
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46. Hieroglyphics 400
Roughly, 700
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47. Hieroglyphics 500
The Rosetta Stone
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48. The time in which the Nile flooded every year.
Miscellaneous 100
The time in which the Nile flooded every year.
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49. Miscellaneous 200
Ra, God of the Sun
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50. They were paid by wheat or barley.
Miscellaneous 300
They were paid by wheat or barley.
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51. Miscellaneous 400
30 B.C.E.
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52. Miscellaneous 500
A Water Clock
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53. Bibliography
Minnis, Ivan. (2005). You Are in Ancient Egypt. Chicago, Illinois: Raintree.
Crosher, Judith. (1992). Ancient Egypt. New York, NY: Viking.
Hart, George. (1990). Ancient Egypt. New York, NY: DK.
Putnam, James. (1993). Mummy. New York, NY: DK.
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