Ancient Egypt Web Scavenger Hunt Answer Key
Use the following websites to find the answers to the questions. Remember to minimize the screen as you alternate between the two sites!
http://www.alpher.net.au/hpages/debbie/egypt/enter.html
http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/egypt/egcivile.html
1. What was the primary form of transportation used to move people and goods around the country? Ships and boats
2. In what manner were the organization of government and religion connected? The pharaoh was both the head of state and the divine representative of the gods on earth.
3. From what material were most houses constructed? Bricks made of mud from the Nile
4. Name at least 4 food items that were staples in the diet of everyday Egyptians. Four of the following: grains such as wheat, barley, emmer (to make bread and beer); fruits such as melons, grapes, dates, figs, pomegranates; vegetables like beans, peas, cabbage, leeks, onions; livestock for milk and meat occasionally; sometimes fish or fowl.
5. A piece of jewelry called an amulet was supposed to be what benefit to its owners? It was to protect them and give them strength.
6. Tell the name of the longest river in the world, the country of its source and where it ends. The Nile flows north from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.
7. Which of the gods was worshipped as the god of the dead? Osiris
8. What is the Valley of Death and why was it constructed? It was a secret cemetery, built in Luxor, in which 62 pharaohs were entombed in the hopes of discouraging tomb robbers, which had been stripping the pyramids of treasures. King Tutankamun’s intact tomb was discovered there.
9. What is the written language of the Ancient Egyptians called? Hieroglyphics
10. Why did the Ancient Egyptians use the practice of mummification to preserve bodies after death? They believed that the survival of the body was essential for the soul to become immortal.