jeopardy – river valleys – round 2
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JEOPARDY – River Valleys – Round 2. Geography 200. The Nile River empties into this body of water. What is the Mediterranean Sea?. Geography 400. These mountains are located in northeastern India and southwestern China. What are the Himalayas?. Geography 600. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Geography Writing Religion Potpourri
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Final Jeopardy
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JEOPARDY – River Valleys – Round 2
Geography 200
The Nile River empties into this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Geography 400
These mountains are located in northeastern India and southwestern
China.
What are the Himalayas?
Geography 600
When rivers flooded, they left this behind.
What is silt?
Geography 800
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into this
body of water.
What is the Persian Gulf?
Geography 1000
This group of people originated in Asia Minor
and attacked Egypt.
Who are the Hyksos?
Writing 200
The Egyptians wrote on this type of material.
What is papyrus?
Writing 400
Mesopotamians used this wedge-shaped writing.
What is cuneiform?
Writing 600
Egyptians are known for this type of writing.
What are hieroglyphics?
Writing 800
These symbols represent words or phrases.
What are pictograms?
Writing 1000
The Chinese began to develop this type of
writing.
What is Calligraphy?
Religion 200
This is the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Religion 400
He was the sun god in Egypt.
Who is Ra?
Religion 600
Who are the Brahmins?
This group, made of priests and their families, was at the top of Aryan
society.
Religion 800
This is the type of government where the
ruler is considered to be a god.
What is a theocracy?
Religion 1000
The Indus religion later influenced this religion.
What is Hinduism?
Potpourri 200
This temple was the center of religion and government
in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
Potpourri 400
He united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes?
Potpourri 600
He created the first empire in history.
Who is Sargon?
Potpourri 800
She was a powerful pharaoh who was likely
killed by her son.
Who is Hatsepshut?
Potpourri 1000
This practice came from the belief that gods would not listen to mere mortals
on earth.
What is “ancestor worship”?
Final Jeopardy Category
Ancient Literature
The carving below shows a scene from this piece of Mesopotamian literature.
Final Jeopardy
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?