Ancient Egypt Geography
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located
Africa
This word means a long, long time ago
What is ancient?
Egyptians were polytheistic. What does this mean?
They worship many different gods
These were giant tombs built early on for Egypt's Kings
What are pyramids?
What is the secret identity of the Caped Crusader, Batman?
Bruce Wayne
What direction does the Nile river flow?
From South to North
This word means king in Egyptian
What is Pharaoh?
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead
What is mummification?
The Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What are Hieroglyphics?
Name me any GAS in the Periodic Table.
(CHANCE FOR BONUS PTS. For every element you name after the first, you will gain 50 more pts.)
Hydrogen, Helium, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Chlorine, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon
True of False: The Nile floods every year
What is True?
If you were an Egyptian boy learning how to read and write, what career would you end up doing in Ancient Egypt?
A scribe
A large statue that has the body of a lion and the head of a human.
What is Sphinx?
What was the most common job for an Ancient Egyptian to have?
What is a farmer?
What is the oldest MAJOR brand of pop in the U.S.A?
Dr. Pepper, est. 1885
The rapid, rocky sections along the Nile are called...
Cataracts
What was the kingdom directly to the south of Egypt, in present day Sudan?
The Nubians, Kushites, or Kermians
Give me at least 1 reason why Egyptians preferred to bury their dead above ground through mummification, rather than burying them
Shifting sands, passage to afterlife, grave robbers, etc.
This Egyptian invention allowed easy and rapid transfer of fresh water from the Nile directly into their fields
Without making any mistakes or repeats, give me a state from every time zone in the U.S.A.
Mr. Hites will judge correctness
What is the capital city of MODERN Egypt
What is Cairo
Ancient Egyptians believed that the power of Pharaoh should be kept to one family. If one family has power for many generations, what is that called?
A Dynasty
Name me one Egyptian God/Goddess
Amon-Re, Ra, Set, Hapi, Osiris, Anubis, etc.
Name one contribution/invention from Ancient Egypt to our world today.
paper, medicine, solar calendar, arithmetic, cubits, etc.
Head to Head Challenge
Topic:
Countries of South America