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Ancient Egypt Review Game. Rules- or make up your own. Divide into groups Each group gets their chance to answer a series of questions. Each correct answer gets 1 point. The group with the most points wins!!
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Rules- or make up your own • Divide into groups • Each group gets their chance to answer a series of questions. Each correct answer gets 1 point. The group with the most points wins!! • If a group answers correctly, then they score a point and are given another question. A group has the opportunity to answer up to 3 questions total if they get them all right. Once their turn has expired, the next group is given the opportunity to answer up to 3 questions. • If a group misses a question, the question is passed to the next group. If this group answers it correctly, then it becomes their turn and they have the opportunity to answer up to 2 additional questions. If this group misses the question, however, the question goes to the next group. If that group misses it, the question goes to the next group. The answer is not revealed until every group has had a chance to answer. A new round is then begun, with a different group beginning each new round.
Question What form of government did the Egyptians use? Theocracy
Question What kingdoms existed in Egypt? Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom
Question What nation did the Egyptians mostly trade with? Nubians
Question What is the order of hierarchy in ancient Egyptian government? Pharaoh, Vizier, Governors
Question Aswan, a city in Egypt comes from an Egyptian word which means trade. What word is Egyptian for trade? swene
Question What was Egyptian economy based on? Trade and agriculture
Question What part of the country was lower Egypt in? northern
Question What part of the country was upper Egypt in? southern
Question What is the low strip of fertile land located on either side of the Nile called? floodplain
Question What is the process that is used to preserve a dead body for the afterlife called? mummification
Question Ancient Egyptian writing was called? Hieroglyphs
Question Why did the Old Kingdom collapse? Invasions from other people Crop failures The cost of building the pyramids
Question Why was the Nile known as the giver and taker of life? • The river produced rich fertile soil • But the river would either flood too much • Or not enough
Question What is the order for the ancient Egyptian social system? Pharaoh high priests and priestesses Nobles Merchants peasant farmers slaves
Question Women in ancient Egypt could not … Become military leaders in the army
Question What do the pyramids represent for the pharaoh? Divine stature and eternal life
Question What was relied on to guide them to the afterlife? The book of the dead
Question Why was trade important to the Egyptians They lacked may natural resources
Question What are 3 legacies of the ancient Egyptians? Medicine Mathematics Influence on Greek and roman cultures
Question The primary purpose for the pyramids was… A tomb for the pharaoh, his or her family and the upper class
Question What did they use to solve the problem of erratic flooding? irrigation
Question What does the Greek word nelios mean? River valley
Question What are the two tributary sources for the Nile? White and blue Nile
Question Why were pharaohs buried with their possessions? They were believed to be a god in their afterlife
Question The Nile was Egypt's greatest natural resource because It provided transportation for the Egyptian ships It was a consistent source of food (fish) It fertilized the land around it
Question What were disadvantages to the Egyptian theocracy? Lack of individual identity and some people were forced to practice a religion they might not have believed in