A list of Jeopardy terms relating to Egyptian Civilization.
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| 9403735 | Africa | Continent Egypt is part of | 0 | |
| 9403736 | Nile | Egypt's major river | 1 | |
| 9403737 | Mediterranean Sea | Body of water into which Egypt's major river empties | 2 | |
| 9403738 | Nile Delta | Region formed by the mouth of Egypt's major river | 3 | |
| 9403739 | Desert | Type of land that bordered Egypt's river valley | 4 | |
| 9403740 | Sphinx | Colossal statue of a crouching lion with a human head | 5 | |
| 9403741 | Great Pyramid | Largest of the Egyptian kings' tombs | 6 | |
| 9403742 | Upper Egypt | Ancient kingdom of southern Egypt | 7 | |
| 9403743 | Lower Egypt | Ancient kingdom of northern Egypt | 8 | |
| 9403744 | Thebes | Capital city of the New Kingdom in central Egypt | 9 | |
| 9403745 | Cataracts | Series of great waterfalls in Egypt's major river | 10 | |
| 9403746 | Giza | Site of the Great Pyramid, plus other pyramids | 11 | |
| 9403747 | Nubia | Land to the south that became part of Egypt during the empire | 12 | |
| 9403748 | Minerals | Type of resource scarce in Egypt, usually traded for | 13 | |
| 9403749 | Dry Climate | This kept many Egyptian manuscripts and artifacts preserved for centuries | 14 | |
| 9403750 | Red Sea | Body of water on Egypt's eastern boundary | 15 | |
| 9403751 | 4000 Miles | Total length of Egypt's major river | 16 | |
| 9403752 | Syria and Palestine | Two Middle Eastern areas that became part of Egypt's empire during the New Kingdom | 17 | |
| 9403753 | Isthmus of Suez | Land that joined Egypt with western Asia | 18 | |
| 9403754 | Memphis | Capital city of the Old Kingdom | 19 | |
| 9403755 | Heliopolis | Great center for advanced study (especially astronomy and religion) | 20 | |
| 9403756 | Tell el Amarna (Tall al Mamarinah) | New capital city established by Ikhnaton (Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV) | 21 | |
| 9403757 | God | Religious status of the Egyptian ruler | 22 | |
| 9403758 | Pyramids | Tombs built to house the deathless rulers | 23 | |
| 9403759 | Mummification | This process preserved bodies for the afterlife | 24 | |
| 9403760 | Temples | Buildings constructed to honor gods, especially Amon-Re | 25 | |
| 9403761 | Re | God of the Sun | 26 | |
| 9403762 | Osiris | God of the Underworld; personification of the Nile | 27 | |
| 9403763 | Isis | Fertility goddess; wife of Osiris | 28 | |
| 9403764 | Aten (Aton) | New single god decree by Ikhnaton | 29 | |
| 9403765 | Book of the Dead | Collection of magic spells to help achieve life after death | 30 | |
| 9403766 | Tombs(cut into cliffs) | Pharaohs' burial places during the Middle Kingdom | 31 | |
| 9403767 | Sacred Animal | Each god's symbol, revered and mummified | 32 | |
| 9403768 | Life after Death | Major preoccupation of Egyptian religion | 33 | |
| 9403769 | Scarab | Sacred insect | 34 | |
| 9403770 | Amon | God of Thebes | 35 | |
| 9403771 | Amon-Re | Chief Egyptian god | 36 | |
| 9403772 | Horus | Son of Re, also of Osiris and Isis | 37 | |
| 9403773 | West Bank of Nile | Where all the pyramids were built | 38 | |
| 9403774 | Eater of the Dead | Monster that devoured sinful souls | 39 | |
| 9403775 | Scale | Device used by god Osiris to judge a soul | 40 | |
| 9403776 | Monotheism | Belief in a single god | 41 | |
| 9403777 | Polytheism | Belief in a number of gods | 42 | |
| 9403778 | Hapi (Apis) | A sacred bull worshipped by the ancient Egyptians | 43 | |
| 9403779 | Tut (Tutankhamen) | Boy-king whose unopened tomb was discovered C.E. 1922 | 44 | |
| 9403780 | Priests and Nobles | Hereditary groups who took some power away from Egyptian rulers | 45 | |
| 9403781 | Pharaoh | Egyptian ruler | 46 | |
| 9403782 | Brother-Sister Marriage | Type of marriage practiced by Egyptian rulers | 47 | |
| 9403783 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from a single family; ancient Egypt had 31 of these over 2600 years | 48 | |
| 9403784 | Menes | Ruler who united northern and southern Egypt (c. 3000 B.C.E.) | 49 | |
| 9403785 | Akhenaton (Ikhnaton) | New name of the ruler who established belief in a single god | 50 | |
| 9403786 | Nefertiti | Wife and sister of Ikhnaton (Akhenaton) | 51 | |
| 9403787 | Ramses II | Last strong ruler of ancient Egypt | 52 | |
| 9403788 | Old Kingdom | First era of ancient Egyptian history; the Pyramid Age | 53 | |
| 9403789 | Middle Kingdom | Second era of ancient Egyptian history | 54 | |
| 9403790 | New Kingdom | Third era of ancient Egyptian history; a period of conquest | 55 | |
| 9403791 | Alexander the Great | Leader who conquered Egypt in 332 B.C.E. | 56 | |
| 9403792 | Pharaoh | Original owner of all Egyptian land | 57 | |
| 9403793 | Khufu (Cheops) | King entombed in the Great Pyramid | 58 | |
| 9403794 | Howard Carter | Man who discovered King Tut's tomb | 59 | |
| 9403795 | Ahmose | Prince who drove out the Hyksos and began the New Kingdom | 60 | |
| 9403796 | Hatshepsut | Female ruler who expanded trade and public building | 61 | |
| 9403797 | Thutmose III | Ruler who expanded Egyptian rule into Syria and Palestine | 62 | |
| 9403798 | Kush | Southern kingdom that ruled Egypt from c. 750 to 670 B.C.E. | 63 | |
| 9403799 | Hyksos | Asian people who ruled Egypt from c. 1700 B.C.E. to 1600 B.C.E. | 64 | |
| 9403800 | Assyrians | People who conquered Egypt in c. 670 B.C.E. | 65 | |
| 9403801 | Hieroglyphic System | Ancient Egyptian system of writing | 66 | |
| 9403802 | Papyrus | Paperlike Egyptian writing material | 67 | |
| 9403803 | Rosetta Stone | Artifact that showed how to decipher Egyptian writing | 68 | |
| 9403804 | Agriculture | Economic basis of Egyptian power and wealth | 69 | |
| 9403805 | Trade | Source of wealth for Egypt in addition to agriculture | 70 | |
| 9403806 | Medicine | Healing science in which Egyptians became proficient | 71 | |
| 9403807 | Cities | Centers of government and religion | 72 | |
| 9403808 | Ink | Material Egyptians used to write with | 73 | |
| 9403809 | Mud-Brick (Reeds and Mud) | Building material of Egyptian villagers | 74 | |
| 9403810 | Horse | Animal introduced to Egypt by the invading Hyksos | 75 | |
| 9403811 | Scribe | Hereditary writing and record-keeping professional | 76 | |
| 9403812 | June | Time of year when the river flood began | 77 | |
| 9403813 | Geometry | Mathematical skill developed by Egyptians to measure land | 78 | |
| 9403814 | 365-Day Calendar | Type of calendar developed by Egyptians; An improvement over the lunar calendar | 79 | |
| 9403815 | Cotton | Important crop in both ancient and modern Egypt | 80 | |
| 9403816 | Ramps and Levers | Devices used to build the pyramids | 81 | |
| 9403817 | Estates | Homes of wealthy Egyptians outside the city | 82 | |
| 9403818 | Granaries | Storage buildings for grain from good harvests | 83 | |
| 9403819 | Granite and Limestone | The two building materials for the pyramids | 84 | |
| 9403820 | 80 | Approximate number of pyramids built | 85 |
