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Egypt Webquest
ANCIENT EGYPT WEB Quest
Mrs. Clause’s Class
The following webquest takes you, the student, into the world of Ancient Egypt. Answer the following questions. You will make a Power Point Presentation or a written report. You will be graded on you project and on your presentation.
1. DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT.
Using the website below, divide your paper in half (a left half and a right half). Power Point divid the slide the same as you would the paper. Put the heading Poor Egyptians on top of the left column and Rich Egyptians on top of the right column. Using the website below write down 10 things that are different for poor and rich Egyptians.
2. THE SPHINX
One of the wonders of Ancient Egypt is the sphinx. Using the website below, answer the following four questions.
a. Who built the Sphinx. Desibe what it looks like.
b. How big is it? (Give measurements)What is it made of?
c. Draw a picture of the Sphinx.
d. Whose face is on the sphinx?
e. What does the Sphinx represent?
f. What is between it’s paws?
G One other fact you found.Sphinx
3. THE EGYPTIAN CALENDAR
Answer the following questions about the Egyptian calendar using the website below or class books.
a. What role did Thoth play?
b. How many days were there in the Egyptian calendar?
c. What did Thoth do with the extra five days?Calendar info.#1
Ancient-Egyptian-Calendar
Calendar-Origins4. THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT
On the websites below you'll find a list of the many people who have led Egypt. You are to find information about six of the leaders listed below plus four others of your own choice. For each leader you should write why they are important, when they lived (the years they were born and when they died), and draw a copy of their cartouche. On your Power Point you may copy and paste the cartouche.
Write about these six pharaohs:
Khufu, Amenemnet I, Thutmose III , Amenhotep IV, Ramesses II, Cleopatra VIII , Seti I ,
Kings of Egypt
5. HIEROGLYPHICS
The Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphics. Using the website below do the following:
Write both your first and last name in hieroglyphics.
Write a short sentence in hieroglyphics. Be sure to have the english sentence below it. ex. (I just love school at OLC!) You can copy and paste for your power point, explain what hieroglyphics were on your page.
6. RELIGION
People believed in many different Gods in Ancient Egypt. You are to write about ten of these Gods. You are to draw their picture (a detailed coloured drawing) and write a paragraph about what each of these Gods did.
You must write about these five: Anubis, Horus, Osiris, Thot, and Isis. You can choose the other five.
7. PYRAMIDS
A.Divide a piece of paper in two halves (a left half and a right half). On the left side write "Step Pyramid" as a heading and on the right side write "True Pyramid" as a heading.
Using the webpage below write five differences between the two pyramids.
B. Explain how the pyramids were built,who built them and why. Use the above site.
8. ROSETTA STONE
What was the Rosetta Stone?
Where and when was it found?
Who deciphered it?
Answer these questions in sentences. Use the website below to find the answers.9. MUMMIFICATION
Using the website below, answer the following four questions in detail.
a. How were bodies embalmed? Describe the step by step process to mummify bodies.
b. How were the bodies wrapped?
c. What were canopic jars?
d. Draw a picture of a mummy and how it was stored.10. MAP OF ANCIENT EGYPT
On an outline map of Egypt, label the following:
Cairo
Giza
Thebes
Luxor
Abu Simbel
Alexandria
Aswan
Karnak
Nile River
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Rosetta
Memphis
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Suez CanalAfter you have labelled these places on the map, colour it in.
Additional sites:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Egypt.html
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/kids/index.htm
Research Links
Politics
- Ancient Egyptian Warfare – History for Kids!
- Government – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Pharaohs – World Book Kids or World Book Student
- King Tut – World Book Kids or World Book Student
- Ramesses II – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Hatshepsut – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Cleopatra – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
Geography
- The Nile – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- The Nile – World Book Kids or World Book Student
- The Nile – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Agriculture – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
Culture
- Mummies – World Books Kids or World Book Student
- Mummies – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Egyptian Religion from World Book Student
- Egyptian Mythology – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- List of Egyptian Gods – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- The Afterlife – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Egyptian Art – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Egyptian Art – World Book Student
- Egyptian Art – Wikipedia
History
- Hieroglyphics – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Hieroglyphics – World Book Kids or World Book Student
- Hieroglyphics – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- The Rosetta Stone – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- The Three Kingdoms
- Egyptian History – World Book Student
- Old Kingdom – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Middle Kingdom – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- New Kingdom – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
Economics
- Egyptian Trade – World Book Student
- Egypt’s Neighbors – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Ancient Egyptian Trade in Wikipedia
Science/Technology
- Papyrus – World Book Kids or World Book Student
- Papyrus – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Pyramids and Tombs – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Pyramids – World Book Kids or World Book Student
- Pyramids – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
- Achievements – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Science – World Book Student
- Achievements – Simple English Wikipedia or Wikipedia
Sociology
- Daily Life – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Jobs – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Life of the People – World Book Student
- The People – World Book Student
- Daily Life – Wikipedia
- Women – Ancient Egypt for Kids
- Social Status – Wikipedia
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