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Final Jeopardy
Question 1
A fan shaped area of silt near
where a river flows into the sea
is known as _________.
Answer 1
Delta
Question 2
A waterfall or rapids in a
river is a ____________.
Answer 2
Cataract
Question 3
The ‘Great Pyramid’
was built for which
Pharaoh?
Answer 3
Khufu
Question 4
Which pharaoh was the first
woman to rule Egypt on her
own?
Answer 4
Hatshepsut
Question 5
How were beliefs about the afterlife
linked to items placed in tombs?
Answer 5
Items were placed in tombs so that
people could use these items in their
afterlife. They believed that people
needed these items once they got to the
afterlife.
Question 6
A bucket attached to a long
pole used to transfer river
water to storage basins is
known as a(n) _________.
Answer 6
Shadoof
Question 7
A reed plant that grew wild along the
Nile River is ___________.
Answer 7
Papyrus
Question 8
Why was embalming
important to the
Egyptians?
Answer 8
They believed that if the body
decayed, the spirit would not
recognize their body in the
afterlife and would not be able
to move on.
Question 9
How did workers get stone
blocks to the pyramids?
Answer 9
The stone blocks were brought down
the Nile by boat, transported to the
pyramids on wooden sleds, and hauled
up the pyramid on ramps.
Question 10
Which pharaoh introduced a new
religion in Egypt- throwing out the
old gods and deciding that only one
was to be worshipped.
Answer 10
Akhenaten
Question 11
_________ is a writing
system made up of a
combination of pictures and
sound symbols.
Answer 11
Hieroglyphics
Question 12
A line of rules from one family is known as a (n)
_________.
Answer 12
Dynasty
Question 13
There are five sections of the social class pyramid.
Which group would I find second from the top?
Answer 13
Priests/Nobles
Question 14
Why did the Kushites adapt
some of the Egyptian
culture?
Answer 14
For a period it was the culture
of their rulers
Question 15
What made the location of
Napata beneficial to the
people?
Answer 15
Napata was located on the Upper
Nile and close to trade caravans.
Question 16
A _______ is a government in
which the religious leader and
political leader are the same.
Answer 16
Theocracy
Question 17
A ___________ is a government
official.
Answer 17
Bureaucrat
Question 18
What was one use of the temples in
ancient Egypt?
Answer 18
Houses for gods/goddesses
Banks
Storage for valuables
Question 19
What was the role of a scribe?
Answer 19
Scribes worked for the government and
temples by keeping records and accounts
for the state and writing and copying
religious and literary texts.
Question 20
What methods of warfare did
the Hyksos use against Egypt?
Answer 20
Horse drawn chariots, bronze and iron
weapons. The Egyptians fought on foot and
used copper and stone weapons.
Question 21
A (n) _________ is a government representative
to another country.
Answer 21
Envoy
Question 22
This pharaoh drove the Hyksos out
of Egypt and during his reign, Egypt was
at the height of its glory.
Answer 22
Ahmose
Question 23
Which Pharaoh united upper and
lower Egypt?
Answer 23
Narmer
Question 24
This is another name for Egyptian gods
and goddesses. These people were
believed to control the forces of
nature and human activity.
Answer 24
Deities
Question 25
Give two examples of rights women had in ancient
Egypt.
Answer 25
They could own property
They could make wills and gets divorces
They could perform religious ceremonies
Final Jeopardy
What two factors
contributed to Egypt’s
wealth during the New
Kingdom?
Final Jeopardy Answer
Trade and Conquest