Ancient Egypt Web Quest

ANCIENT EGYPT WEB QUEST

1. DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/story/main.html

List 10 differences between poor and rich Egyptians.

Poor Egyptians / Rich Egyptians
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2. RELIGION

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html

People believed in many different Gods in Ancient Egypt. You are to write about eight of these Gods. You are to find their picture and write the most important characteristics about what each of these Gods did.

You must write about these five: Anubis, Horus, Osiris, Thot, and Isis. You can choose the other three.

God / Goddess

Characteristics

3. HIEROGLYPHICS

https://www.penn.museum/cgi/hieroglyphsreal.php

The Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphics. Using the website above 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

ROSETTA STONE – EXTRA POINTS!!! NOT REQUIRED

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html

What was the Rosetta Stone? Where and when was it found?

Who deciphered it?

4. MUMMIFICATION

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html

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.

e. Why were mummies buried with their possessions?

5. THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT

http://www.kingtutone.com/pharaohs/

On the website above you'll find a list of the many people who have led Egypt. You are to find information about the leaders listed below. For each leader you should write why they are important, when they lived (the years they were born and when they died), during which kingdom they reigned, and two facts about their life.

Write about eight of these pharaohs: Khufu, Ramesses II, Cleopatra VII, Snefru, Tut (Tutankhamun), Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten

Pharaoh

Dates/Kingdom

Why Remembered

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6. THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/activity/main.html

Answer the questions about the height, area, and weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza by interacting the website above.

1) How may double decker buses stacked up on top of each other would it take to reach the top of the Great Pyramid?

2) If a double decker bus costs $50,000, how much would it cost to reach the top of the Pyramid?

3) How many buses could you park on the area of ground covered by the Great Pyramid?

4) If 60 people are on each bus, how many people could you fit on the area of the Great Pyramid?

5) How many buses would weigh the same as the Great Pyramid?

6) How many extra tons of stones did the Egyptians dig to make the Great Pyramid?

7. BUILDINGS AND TEMPLES

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/temples/explore/main.html

Use the website above to describe each of the six sections of an Egyptian temple.

* The pylon: * The courtyard:

* The hypostyle hall: * The second hall:

* The sanctuary: * The sacred lake:

8. THE SPHINX

http://www.crystalinks.com/sphinxfacts.html

One of the wonders of Ancient Egypt is the sphinx. Using the website above, answer the following four questions. (Don’t go too crazy – this website is immense. But feel free to explore because it’s pretty cool!)

a. Who built the sphinx?

b. How big is it? (Give measurements)

c. Draw a picture of the sphinx. If you can’t draw, describe it in detail.

d. Whose face is on the sphinx?

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 Canal