Egypt Webquest
Name: ________________________
Enjoy your tour through egypt. When searching through websites, remember the CTRL-F function is super helpful.
Task# 1 Cartouche and Packet Cover
Create a cover for your Egypt packet with a cartouche of your name.
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/glyph/glyph.html
Task#2 Hieroglyphics
Click on INTRO TO hieroglyphics on the left of the same website or click here:
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/framed/framed.cgi?url==http://www.neferchichi.com/hieroglyphs.html
What is a cartouche? ___________________________________________________________
What are hieroglyphs? __________________________________________________________
When did hieroglyphic writing begin? ______________________________________________
How is Egyptian hieroglyphic writing like Mesopotamian cuneiform? _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
How is it different? _____________________________________________________________
How was the Rosetta Stone helpful? _______________________________________________
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What are the three ways hieroglyphs can be read?
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
Search for papyrus on Google. What is Papyrus? _____________________________________
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Task# 3 Geography and Important Places of Egypt
Make a flip map of Egypt with your group. Use this map or the map on my website as your guide.
Follow the instructions on the flip map. You may find this website helpful after you have colored and cut your map:
http://famouswonders.com/africa/egypt/
Name: ________________________
Enjoy your tour through egypt. When searching through websites, remember the CTRL-F function is super helpful.
Task# 1 Cartouche and Packet Cover
Create a cover for your Egypt packet with a cartouche of your name.
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/glyph/glyph.html
Task#2 Hieroglyphics
Click on INTRO TO hieroglyphics on the left of the same website or click here:
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/framed/framed.cgi?url==http://www.neferchichi.com/hieroglyphs.html
What is a cartouche? ___________________________________________________________
What are hieroglyphs? __________________________________________________________
When did hieroglyphic writing begin? ______________________________________________
How is Egyptian hieroglyphic writing like Mesopotamian cuneiform? _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
How is it different? _____________________________________________________________
How was the Rosetta Stone helpful? _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
What are the three ways hieroglyphs can be read?
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
Search for papyrus on Google. What is Papyrus? _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Task# 3 Geography and Important Places of Egypt
Make a flip map of Egypt with your group. Use this map or the map on my website as your guide.
Follow the instructions on the flip map. You may find this website helpful after you have colored and cut your map:
http://famouswonders.com/africa/egypt/
Task# 4 The Nile and the Nile River Delta
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/introancientegypt1.htm
List four ways the Nile River helped Egyptians create a successful society.
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
How is this similar to the way the Tigris and Euphrates helped Mesopotamia and the Babylonians? __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Task #5 Prepare a Mummy
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/framed/framed.cgi?url==http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/mummy_maker/index.shtml
Why did Egyptians make mummies? _______________________________________________
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How do you remove the brain? ___________________________________________________
Why did they remove most of the wet squishy organs? ________________________________
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Which organ stayed in the mummy? _______________________________________________
Why? ________________________________________________________________________
What is the name of the jars the organs were stored in? ______________________
What did they use to get the moisture out of the body? ______________________
Task #6 Build a Pyramid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_pyramid_builder.shtml
Why does the king need a pyramid? _______________________________________________
What does a vizier do? __________________________________________________________
Why wouldn’t you build a pyramid on a mountain? ___________________________________
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Describe the headdress of Seshet. ________________________________________________
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What do you need more of: craftsman, farmers, or officials? ____________________________
With what material did you build the pyramid? ______________________________________
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Task #7 Government
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-government.html
What is a theocracy? ___________________________________________________________
What is a Pharaoh? _____________________________________________________________
How is this like a king? __________________________________________________________
How is it different? _____________________________________________________________
List 5 types of government officials.
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________
Why do you think right and wrong are usually clearly defined in religious countries? ________
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What might be a disadvantage to not having a religion? _______________________________
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Why was it a bad idea to commit a crime? __________________________________________
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Task #8 Religion
http://historylink101.com/n/egypt_1/religion.htm
Define:
divine kingship ________________________________________________________________
monotheism __________________________________________________________________
polytheism ___________________________________________________________________
Create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting the afterlife beliefs of Christians and Egyptians. Label the bubbles, "Egyptian Beliefs" and "Christian Beliefs".
Task # 8 Chronology Activity
Create a timeline with a proper scale (I suggest 1 inch = 100 years) using the attached activity sheets. Use a zigzag break between 5000 BC and 3100 BC. Remember that BC dates count backwards. Two of the pictures will NOT be used.
Task #9 Engrade Test
www.engrade.com