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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2560
- 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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