EGYPT JEOPARDY II People

Final

Jeopardy Geography

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People 100

Howard Carter

discovered this tomb

in 1922; gave us a lot

of information about

burial practice of

Egyptians Answer

People 100 A

King Tutankhamun

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People 200

Famous pharaoh of the

Old Kingdom;

responsible for building

the Great Pyramid

Answer

People 200A

Khufu

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People 300

Defeated all of his rivals and

took control of Egypt

beginning the Middle

Kingdom

Answer

People 300A

Mentuhotep

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People 400

Ruler of Kush; in 716 BCE he

conquered all of Egypt

Answer

People 400A

Piankhi

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People 500

Two reasons why

Ramses II was a

“Great” Pharaoh

Answer

People 500A

- Great

military

leader

- Increased

size of

kingdom

- Built many

monuments

- Ruled for

over 60 years

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People 600

Queen of Kush; the 1st

woman to

rule Kush

Answer

People 600 A

Shanakhdaketo

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Final Jeopardy

Place the following dates in chronological order

AND then figure out the years between the first

event and the last event

• 1279BCE – Ramses II comes to power

• 1550 BCE – New kingdom begins

• 2560BCE – The Great Pyramid is completed

• 30BCE – Cleopatra, the last Egyptian pharaoh,

dies

• 2200 BCE – End of the Old Kingdom

Answer

Final Jeopardy 1) 2560 BCE

2) 2200 BCE

3) 1550 BCE

4) 1279 BCE

5) 30 BCE

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- 30 _________________________________

2530 years

*** BCE + CE

*** BCE – BCE

*** CE – CE

Geography 100

Located in northern Egypt;

called this because it

was flat and on a plain

Answer

Geography 100A

Lower Egypt

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Geography 200

Steep rapids of waterfalls

Answer

Geography 200A

cataracts

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Geography 300

Name two geographic

features around Egypt

Answer

Geography 300A

- Mediterranean Sea

- Red Sea

- Sahara Desert

- Nubian Desert

- Nile River

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Geography 400

Why did the pharaoh wear a

double crown?

Answer

Geography 400A

the ruler of

Upper and

Lower Egypt

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Geography 500

Name two natural boundaries

that protected Ancient

Egypt

Answer

Geography 500A

- Mediterranean Sea

- Red Sea

- Cataracts

- Sahara Desert

- Nubian Desert

- Ethiopian Highlands

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Geography 600

Answer

Name two reasons Kush declined

Geography 600A

- Cattle

overgrazed,

destroying the

soil

- Iron makers used

up the forests

- Produced fewer

goods

- New trade routes

around Kush

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