Transcript Jeopardy
Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin. Click here for Final Jeopardy Category A Category B Category C Category D Category E 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points This job employed the most people in Egypt. Farmers The Nile River flows through these two regions in Egypt. Upper and Lower Egypt This is a series of rulers from the same family. Dynasty The belief in this was central to Egyptian religion. The Afterlife Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures? Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife. These are royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top. Pyramids The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize what? Their rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt. His tomb was discovered in 1922, and it taught us about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs. King Tutankhamen These helped to keep Kush safe from Egypt. Cataracts Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture after this happened. Egypt conquered Kush in 1500 b.c. This is a triangleshaped area of soil deposited by a river. Delta Egyptians believed that this left the body and became a spirit after death. Ka Egyptians began to build pyramids during this time. The Old Kingdom Who would Egyptians blame if crops did not grow, or disease struck? The pharaoh who was a ruler and a god. Besides providing food, what advantage did Egypt’s location have? It had natural barriers to protect against invasion. These people wrote and copied religious and literary texts. Scribes This helped historians understand hieroglyphics. The Rosetta Stone This is a longlasting, paper-like material made from reads. Papyrus This is a tall, foursided pillar that is pointed on top. Obelisk What was the Nile said to be because of what it provided to the people of Egypt? The “Life Blood of Egypt” These are specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth. Mummies These are steep rapids along a river. Cataracts They are people from rich and powerful families. Nobles The title used by rulers of Egypt. Pharaoh How did Kushites begin to learn about other cultures? Through merchants trading with people from other cultures. Make your wager Define cultural diffusion, and explain how the cultures of Egypt and Kush merged together. The spread of culture traits from one region to another. A lot of the culture of Egypt and Kush merged through trade as well as after being taken over by invasion.