What is the name of the female adult in the room right now?
Mrs. Martinez
100
Coke or Pepsi?
Coke
200
Name the river that flows through Egypt.
The Nile.
200
Name any two gods of Ancient Egypt.
Answers could include Ra, Osiris, Horus, Anubis, Isis, Geb, Nut and others.
200
Where was the important stone with Egyptian language found?
Egypt, in a village known as Rosetta.
200
Who won the Geography Bee yesterday?
Evan Donohue.
200
Star Wars or Harry Potter?
Star Wars
300
Identify one hemisphere in which Egypt is located.
Eastern Hemisphere or Northern Hemisphere.
300
The Egyptians believed that when you left this life, you would be tested before passing into the "underworld". What body part of the dead person was weighed by Anubis, and against what item was the body part weighed?
The heart was weighed against a feather or reed leaf.
300
Name the three forms of writing on the Rosetta Stone.
Hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek
300
What do you call the king of ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
300
Kit Kat or Snickers?
Kit Kat
400
Most of Egypt is covered by what kind of land that is characterized by very low rainfall?
Desert
400
Identify the book that was used as a guide for entering the "underworld'.
The Book of the Dead
400
Describe the stone that was important to our knowledge of ancient Egypt.
The Rosetta Stone was important because it allowed us to translate many important documents and writings that told us a lot of information about ancient Egypt.
400
Describe the routine at the start of class.
Answers will vary.
400
Audio Clue:
Which of the following songs is better, "Heaven" by Warrant or "To Be With You" by Mr. Big?
"To Be With You"
500
Why was the river that runs through Egypt important to the ancient Egyptians?
The Egyptians were dependent on the Nile for their very existence. Each year the river would flood and deposit rich, fertile soil over the land around the river. The Egyptians grew plants and grazed animals on this fertile ground. They also used the river for irrigation and transportation.
500
Describe the god that you featured in your project.
Answers will vary.
500
Describe hieroglyphics.
Hieroglyphics is an ancient Egyptian writing style that used pictures to represent sounds and ideas. Hieroglyphics was used in formal writing for religious or other important matters.
500
Identify at least 4 of the 6 listening strategies.
Answer with any of the following: stop, look, and listen; ask for a repeat; picture it in your head;