1. Ancient Egypt Jeopardy

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3. The term for the wrapped remains of a dead Egyptian. What is a mummy?

4. Where pharaoh’s body placed for burial What is a tomb?

5. The term for the jars where body organs were placed What are canopic jars?

6. The term to explain why a pharaoh’s mummified body was placed in a tomb What is an afterlife?

7. Some of the pharaohs believed they were one of these. What is a god?

8. Pyramids were made of millions of these. What were large stone blocks?

9. The term for what was painted in the tomb to show pharaoh’s deeds. What were murals or reliefs?

10. The term used for decorations in pharaoh’s tomb. What were paintings and hieroglyphics?

11. The term for what the homes of most Egyptians made of. What were mud bricks?

12. The term used to name groups of related pharaohs What is a dynasty?

13. The writings used by the Egyptians What were hieroglyphics?

14. The term used to name a person who ruled for a child–king What is a regent?

15. The term used to name a skilled craftsman. What is an artisan?

16. The paper made by Egyptians What is papyrus?

17. The 3 jobs most people in Egypt made a living by What is a laborer, soldier and farmer?

18. The term used to name the waterfalls in Egypt What is a cataract?

19. The 2 lands that were united to make Egypt What is Upper and Lower Egypt?

20. The direction in which the Nile River flows What is north?

21. The body of water into Which the Nile River flows What is the Mediterranean Sea?

22. Egypt is on this continent What is Africa?

23. The child king whose tomb was found with treasure Who is King Tut?

24. The woman who ruled as regent and pharaoh? Who is Hatshepsut?

25. The first ruler of Egypt according to legend? Who was Menes?

26. The name one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs Who was Ramses?

27. The weapon of war that made Pharaoh’s army strong What was the chariot?