Jeopardy

1. Jeopardy Egyptian/Kushite Culture Geography & Development Kushite Knowledge Kindgoms Vocab So Fab $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

2. The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on Merchants who helped build trade routes Priests who helped build the temples. Wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders Wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders C) Wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders 1 - $100

3. 1 - $200 • How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples? • The pharaohs’ families paid the cost • It collected taxes from the people • It collected payments from Sumer. • The priests held religious festivals. • B) It collected taxes from the people

4. 1 - $300 • Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures? • The tombs served as museums • The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh • Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom • Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife. • D) Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

5. 1 - $400 • By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusion can you make about Egypt’s resources? • It was a rich country • It was a poor country • Its resources were being heavily taxed. • Its resources were being sent to help other countries. • A) It was a rich country

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7. 2 - $100 • Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed? • Villages replaced towns. • Farms grew into villages and then cities. • Cities broke off into scattered farms. • Farms replaced cities and then • Farms grew into villages and then cities.

8. 2 - $200 • Physical geography that protects a specific area is called: • Military power • Natural Barriers • Army • Cataracts • B) Natural Barriers

9. 2 - $300 • The natural barrier to the north of Egypt is: • Cataracts • Red Sea • Desert • Mediterranean Sea • D) Mediterranean Sea

10. 2 - $400 • What 2 reasons makes the Nile River unique? • It flows North & it is the longest river in the world.

11. 2 - $500 • What are the two kingdoms called and what are their locations? • Upper Kingdom and Lower Kingdom • The Upper kindgom is located in the south and the lower kingdom is located in the north.

12. 3 - $100 • Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other? • Kush and Egypt attacked each other. • Kush and Egypt traded with each other. • Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together. • Kush and Egypt built temples together. • B) Kush and Egypt traded with each other.

13. 3 - $200 • Meroitic, the Kushite written language, was: • Borrowed from the Greeks • Developed by the Kushites • Adapted from the Egyptians • Borrowed from the Assyrians. • B) Developed by the Kushites

14. 3 - $300 • What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto? • She ruled Kush all on her own • She was the first woman to rule Kush • She led the Kushite army to many important victories • She was the only woman to rule Kush. • B) she was the first woman to rule Kush

15. 3 - $400 • What was the effect of Egypt’s conquest of Kush in 1500 BC? • Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kushite kings. • Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture. • Kushite language became the language of Egyptians • Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture • C) Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture

16. 3 - $500 • True of False: • By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power. • False

17. 4 - $100 • True or False: • The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom. • True

18. 4 - $200 • _______________ united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC. • Ahmose of Thebes • Mentuhotep II • Ramses the Great • Gilgamesh • Mentuhoptep II

19. 4 - $300 • The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the • Old Kingdom • Middle Kingdom • New Kingdom • Mesopotamia • Old Kingdom

20. 4 - $400 • Which of the following did NOT cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom? • Need for government officials • Increase in farming • Sumerian influences • Increase in population • Sumerian influences

21. 4 - $500 • What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom? • Egypt’s defeat of the Sinai Peninsula • Egypt’s creation of an army • Egypt’s conquest of distant lands • Egypt’s creation of the pyramids • Egypt’s conquest of distant lands

22. 5 - $100 • Papyrus is: • A system of people in different lands who trade goods • A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top • Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth • Long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds • D) long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds

23. 5 - $200 • Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth are known as: • Hieroglyphics • Sphinx • Contracts • Mummies • D) Mummies

24. 5 - $300 • A system of people in different lands who trade goods: • Trade network • Engineering • Obelisk • Menes • A) Trade network

25. 5 - $400 • Leader of the Aksumite army that invaded Kush in AD 350: • Menes • Piankhi • Khufu • King Ezana • D) King Ezana

26. 5 - $500 • The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes: • Contracts • Engineering • Studies • Sphinx • B) Engineering

27. Final Jeopardy Why did pharaohs have absolute power? • Key Phrases: pharaohs were considered to be gods. The Egyptian people would not go against the word of the Pharaoh