1. Grudge Ball
Ancient Egypt

2. Rules
Each team starts with 10 s Answer your question right and remove 2 s from other teams You can not remove your own s Shoot a basket. 2 point line = 2 more s 3 point line = 3 more s Last team with most s wins Redemption = answer correct question and make the shot = 4 s

3. Social class: Fill In each class Below
Pharoah
Vizier
High Priests and Nobles
Scholars
Doctors, priests, architects engineers
Scribes
Skilled Craftsmen and Merchants
Farmers, tomb builders, soldiers
Slaves and captives

4. vocabulary Silt Papyrus Pyramid Pharaoh Polytheism Hieroglyphics Ra
Mummification
small particles of earth and sand that build up in rivers a plant that grows in wet areas that is used to make paper 4 sided stone structure on a square base used to bury a pharaoh the name of an Egyptian king (like a god) belief in many gods a writing system made with pictures the Egyptian sun god preparing a body for afterlife and wrapping it in linen

5. Trade and Transport Human Needs Irrigation Fertile Soil
Uses of the River:
Trade and Transport
Human Needs
Irrigation
Fertile Soil

6. Religious Beliefs of Ancient egyptians
*Belief in the afterlife *Polytheistic *Mummification to prepare body that would be needed for the afterlife *Believed pharaoh was a god on earth *Pyramids-temples for the mummy of the pharaoh *Prayed to the gods in temples

7. Contributions: Paper = papyrus Calendar Pyramids Mummies – embalming
Geometry
Canals – irrigation
Rulers
Surgery
Make up, hair curlers, nail polish,
Breath mints
Funerals
Medicine
Locks
Burials

8. Compare and Contrast: Writing
Cuneiform
Clay tablets
Mesopotamia
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Ancient Egypt

9. Compare and Contrast: Rulers
Kings, Priests, Emperors
Mesopotamia
Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt

10. Compare and Contrast: Religion
Ziggurats
Mesopotamia
Pyramids and Temples
Ancient Egypt

11. Compare and Contrast: Geography
Tigris Euphrates
SW Asia
Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Mesopotamia
Nile
Africa
Egypt
Ancient Egypt

12. Mummification – embalming Bowling Writing system – heiroglyphics
Contributions
Locks
Paper = papyrus
Calendar
Surgery
Mummification – embalming
Bowling
Writing system – heiroglyphics
Geometry
Breath mints

13. Copy Cats
QUESTION:
The Mesopotamians may have used cuneiform as their form of written language, but Egyptians took their written language to a whole new level using this system of picture like symbols written on papyrus.
ANSWER:
Hieroglyphics

14. Copy Cats
QUESTION:
Being that both are near deserts, Egypt and Mesopotamia were both forced to depend on rivers as a source of fertile soil and water. While Mesopotamia had 2 rivers, Egypt only had this one river; the longest river in the world
ANSWER:
The Nile

15. Copy Cats
QUESTION:
When is comes to gods and goddesses, one is never enough according to Mesopotamians and Egyptians. Both civilizations were this, “the practice of worshipping many gods”
ANSWER:
Polythiestic

16. I am the body of water north of Egypt
Geography
QUESTION:
I am the body of water north of Egypt
ANSWER:
Mediterranean Sea

17. Geography QUESTION: ANSWER: Sahara Desert
II am the large desert west of the Nile
ANSWER:
Sahara Desert

18. I am the body of water to the east of Egypt
Geography
QUESTION:
I am the body of water to the east of Egypt
ANSWER:
The Red Sea

19. I am the capital city of Egypt (currently)
Geography
QUESTION:
I am the capital city of Egypt (currently)
ANSWER:
Cairo

20. I am home to Egypt’s largest pyramids
Geography
QUESTION:
I am home to Egypt’s largest pyramids
ANSWER:
Giza

21. Vocabulary
QUESTION:
Paper-like material
ANSWER:
Papyrus

22. Vocabulary
QUESTION:
The leader of ancient Egypt often considered half god and half human
ANSWER:
Pharaoh

23. Vocabulary
QUESTION:
The process of preserving the body for the afterlife, often reserved for the upper classes
ANSWER:
Mummification

24. A geometrical shaped tomb for pharaohs such as Khufu
Vocabulary
QUESTION:
A geometrical shaped tomb for pharaohs such as Khufu
ANSWER:
pyramid

25. Vocabulary
QUESTION:
Material containing nutrients left in the soil after flooding has occurred
ANSWER:
silt

26. The occupation at the top of the social class pyramid
Keep it Classy
QUESTION:
The occupation at the top of the social class pyramid
ANSWER:
pharaoh

27. Keep it classy
QUESTION:
Usually captured in war, these forced laborers were at the bottom of the social class pyramid
ANSWER:
slaves

28. scribes Keep it classy QUESTION:
Located in the middle of the social class pyramid, these record keepers were usually the only members of society who knew how to write
ANSWER:
scribes

29. Vizier This occupation was the pharaoh’s right hand man, his adviser.
Keep it classy
QUESTION:
This occupation was the pharaoh’s right hand man, his adviser.
This person acted like a prime minister who supervised the running of the country. The word supervisor may have even came from this person’s job title
ANSWER:
Vizier

30. Keep it classy
QUESTION:
While they may be ranked lower on the social class pyramid in ancient Egypt, this group would have been considered upper class in ancient Mesopotamia
ANSWER:
soldiers

31. Toothpaste and breath mints
Contribution
QUESTION:
Without dentist Egyptians suffered from dental hygiene related issues . To help, Egyptians invented these two dental related items that we still use today…hopefully.
ANSWER:
Toothpaste and breath mints

32. ANSWER: Calendar Contribution QUESTION:
This contribution was necessary for the Egyptians to know when to plant their crops.
ANSWER:
Calendar

33. ANSWER: Mummification Contribution QUESTION:
This contribution has been passed down to common funeral practices today where we still embalm a body to prepare it for burial.
ANSWER:
Mummification

34. ANSWER: Papyrus Contribution QUESTION:
This contribution was used to keep records and it was less bulky than the Sumerian’s clay tablets.
ANSWER:
Papyrus

35. Random Challenge
QUESTION:
When the internal organs were removed during the mummification process, they were placed in these containers represented by the heads of different gods
ANSWER:
Canopic Jars

36. ANSWER: King Tutankahamon Who was the youngest Pharaoh of Egypt?
Random Challenge
QUESTION:
Who was the youngest Pharaoh of Egypt?
ANSWER:
King Tutankahamon

37. ANSWER: The Valley of the Kings
Random Challenge
QUESTION:
Where were the mummies of many Pharaohs moved for protection from robbers?
ANSWER: The Valley of the Kings

38. Random Challenge
QUESTION:
Which Pharaoh was considered the most famous because there were temples built all along the Nile with his name?
ANSWER: Ramses

39. ANSWER: The Nubian Desert
Random Challenge
QUESTION:
Deserts offered great protection from invaders. Egypt benefits from this concept since the Eastern, the Western, the Sahara and this desert all surround Egypt.
ANSWER:
The Nubian Desert

40. Random Challenge
QUESTION:
Although Cleopatra may arguably be the most famous female leader of Egypt, it was this woman who was the first female pharaoh.
ANSWER:
Hatshepsut

41. Random challenge
QUESTION:
During mummification, Egyptians used this material to act as glue between the layers of linen wrappings.
ANSWER:
Resin