Ancient Egypt -From the British Museum

Name ______

Launch Internet Explorer, type http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html Use the links on the left to locate answers to the following questions. Click on the Nile flower to return to the main menu.

Short answers are OK.

Egyptian Life

1. Name the four main jobs that most of the Egyptians held.

2. What is a scribe?

3. What were the 2 main duties of a scribe?

Geography

1. What was black land?

2. Why was it called black land?

3. What was red land?

4. Why was it called red land?

5. Explain why the red land protected the ancient Egyptians from invaders.

Gods and Goddesses

1.Name four different duties of the gods and goddesses.

Click on the explore button and describe the duties of the following gods:

Anubis

Osiris

Isis

Mummification

1. How did the desert climate help in the early mummification process?

2. What is embalming?

3. What two materials did they use in the embalming process?

4. Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?

Pharaoh

1. Why was the pharaoh considered the ‘Lord of Two Lands?’

2. Name three duties of the pharaoh.

Pyramids

1. Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids?

2. Where are the three largest and most well known pyramids?

3. Why is Khufu’s pyramid so famous?

Temples

1. What purpose did the temples serve?

2. What scenes were carved and painted on temple walls?

Time – Click on the Explore link – Insert the dates on the following:

1. Early Settlers in the Nile Valley.

2. First Stone pyramid built.

3. Hatshepsut became pharaoh.

4. Tutankhaman became pharaoh.

5. Rosetta Stone carved.

6. Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhaman.

Trades

1. Explain why you think it would be good to be a craftsman.

Writing

1. What information did the ancient Egyptians believe it was important to record?

2. Name the two places where most things were written?

3. What is papyrus?

In the remaining time, go back and read one of the stories and then try some of the challenges.