Geography
Egyptian Life
Politics & Religion
The Write Stuff
Death & Afterlife
100
Daily Double!!! These two seas border Egypt.
What are the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
100
A person who practices a trade.
Who is an artisan?
100
This person was an all-powerful god-king whose name meant "Great House."
Who is the Pharaoh?
100
This was a plant that could be mashed into paper.
What is papyrus?
100
A well-preserved dead body.
What is a mummy?
200
This is a large desert west of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Sahara Desert?
200
They took just over 20 years to build and are among the Seven Wonders of the World.
What are the pyramids?
200
Belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
200
The ibis-headed god who gave Egyptians writing.
Who is Thoth?
200
These were used to store a deceased person's organs.
What are canopic jars?
300
An empire located in modern-day Sudan.
What is Kush?
300
The Egyptian social structure is shaped like this.
What is a pyramid?
300
A government system where the leader's power and authority come from the gods.
What is a theocracy?
300
A form of Egyptian writing without pictures is known as this.
What is demotic?
300
The panel of judges and gods who judged your soul when you went to the Hall of Truth.
What is a tribunal?
400
Here, the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River delta?
400
A large social class that worked for the government part of the year.
Who are farmers?
400
This ruler is best known for promoting peace and trade in Egypt.
Who is Pharaoh Hatshepsut?
400
A professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents.
What is a scribe?
400
This happened to your heart if it weighed more than Ma'at, the feather of truth.
What is the crocodile demon Ammut devouring your heart?
500
The yearly flooding of the Nile River is called this.
What is the inundation?
500
This famous artifact allowed scholars to translate hieroglyphics to learn more about Egyptian life.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
Final Jeopardy!!!!!!!!!! These two civilizations both arose in river valleys and both developed irrigation technology. One was peaceful and long-lasting; the other was interrupted by constant warfare and hostile takeovers.
What are Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt?
500
The Rosetta Stone is located here.
What is the British Museum?
500
This key trait made the Hebrews' religion different from the Egyptians' religion.
What is monotheism?
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