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Your Topic
Whatchu
‘talkin’ ‘bout,
Willis?
Land
of the
Pharaohs
Da Nile aint
just a river in
Egypt
Do, Re,
Mi, Thoth …
Ancient
Egyptian
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Topic 1: 200
• Question:
• What was the final act that helped to unify
Upper and Lower Egypt?
• Answer
A. Menes married the princess of Upper Egypt
B. Menes married the princess of Lower Egypt
C. Menes invaded Upper Egypt
D. Menes invaded Lower Egypt
Topic 1: 400
• Question:
• The time between the Kingdoms can best be
described as:
• Answer
A. Periods of confusion and chaos
B. Periods of peace and prosperity
C. Periods of normalcy and calm
D. Periods of famine and starvation
Topic 1: 600
• Question:
• The capital of Lower Egypt/The capital of
Upper Egypt:
• Answer
A. Nekkhen/Pe
B. Cairo/Nekkhen
C. Pe/Nekkhen
D. Cairo/Pe
• Question:
Topic 1: 800
• Which of the following was NOT a NATURAL BARRIER
that Egypt had, making it hard for invaders to attack?
• Answer
A. Deserts
B. Cataracts
C. Mountains
D. Mediterranean Sea
Topic 1: 1000
• Question:
• How many golden ages were there in Egypt?
Name them and explain what EACH was known
for.
• Answer
• 3
• Old Kingdom – Construction
• Middle Kingdom – Art and Literature
• New Kingdom – Age of Expansion
• Question:
Topic 2: 200
• Which Pharaoh is considered to be the FIRST
Pharaoh of Egypt?
• Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Zoser
Khufu
Ramses II
Menes
Topic 2: 400
• Question:
• Name the Pharaoh that was responsible for the
Great Pyramids, including the largest one, which
served as his tomb:
• Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Zoser
Khufu
Ramses II
Menes
Topic 2: 600
• Question:
• A female Pharaoh, known for her tendency to dress
like a man:
• Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Ramses II
Cleopatra
Topic 2: 800
• Question:
• Considered the greatest of all Pharaohs;
Referred to as the Napoleon of Egypt:
Answer
A. Zoser
B. Thutmose II
C. Ramses II
D. Thutmose III
Topic 2: 1000
• Question:
• Explain how Menes was able to unite Egypt.
(Answer must include details about where he was from and what three
things he did to unite the land)
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Answer
Menes was from UE;
1) Sent army into LE
2) Married princess of LE
3) Combined the crowns of UE/LE into ONE
• Question:
Topic 3: 200
• The Nile is the longest river in the world. How long
is the river?
Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
2,000 miles
3,000 miles
4,000 miles
5,000 miles
• Question:
• Where is Lower Egypt located?
• Answer
A.
Downriver, in the
northern part of Egypt
B.
Downriver, in the
southern part of Egypt
C.
Upriver, in the northern
part of Egypt
D.
Upriver, in the southern
part of Egypt
Topic 3: 400
• Question:
Topic 3: 600
• Two-thirds of Egypt’s _________________ is/are
found in the Nile River Delta region
• Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wetlands
Pyramids
Population
Fertile farmland
Topic 3: 800
• Question:
• Who DISCOVERED Rosetta Stone? Who
DECODED it?
• Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jean Champollion/Jean Champollion
French Army/Jean Champollion
Jean Champollion/French Army
Egyptian Army/Jean Champollion
Topic 3: 1000
• Question:
• According to the book we used for stations, Everything
Ancient Egypt, what are FOUR of the “Gifts of the Nile”?
• Answer
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Fertile Soil for farming
Mud for Bricks
Papyrus
Protection
Transportation Route
Religious influence
Seasons – Flooding influenced Egyptian calendar
Topic 4: 200
• Question:
• Which of these was NOT a major god in Ancient Egypt?
• Answer
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A: Horus
B: Athena
C: Osiris
D: Thoth
• Question:
Topic 4: 400
• During the First Dynasty (Menes) Egypt was what
type of government?
• Answer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Topic 4: 600
• Question:
• Why did Egyptians have possessions buried with them in
their tombs?
• Answer
A. People had nothing else to do with their things
B. Family members wanted to get rid of everything that
reminded them of their loved ones
C. The gods required that it be done that way
D. They were buried with things they thought they
might need in the afterlife
Topic 4: 800
• Question:
• Which god was the chief god of the underworld?
• Answer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Osiris
Re
Anubis
Seth
Topic 4: 1000
• Question:
• In detail, describe the FEATHER TEST
• Answer
• The heart of the dead was to be weighed against the
weight of a feather.
• If the heart weighed more it would sink and was
eaten by a beast
• If the feather weighed more the dead persons soul
continued on to the next trial
Topic 5: 200
• Question:
• Define the term Dynasty:
• Answer:
A.
B.
C.
D.
A series of rulers from the same ruling party
A series of rulers from the same family
A dominant ruler over a long period of time
A dictatorship that lasts at least 50 years
Topic 5: 400
• Question:
• What are cataracts?
• Answer:
A. Rapids
B. Waterfalls
C. Slow-moving currents
D. Dry stretches in a river
Topic 5: 600
• Question:
• These were used as tombs:
• This was used as an alternative to clay tablets:
• Answer:
A. Sarcophagus; Papyrus
B. Pyramids; Paper
C. Pyramids; Papyrus
D. Sarcophagus; Paper
• Question:
Topic 5: 800
• Define the term Delta:
• Answer
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Landform at the mouth of a river created by soil deposits
Landform at the source of a river
The place where a river begins
The place where two rivers join to form a larger river
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Question:
Topic
5:
1000
Tell what the Rosetta Stone was
Name the languages present on the Stone
Explain why parallel texts were so important at the
time it was being used.
• 500 Extra points – WHO was the first to use the
Rosetta Stone to translate one of the languages?
• Answer
• Huge stone slab inscribed with languages
• Greek, Hieroglyphics; Egyptian Cursive
• If you knew one language you could use that info to
help translate the other languages
• Jean Champollion