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My WebQuest Through Egypt

Daily Life in Egypt

Directions: Using the website below write
down 10 things that are different for
poor and rich Egyptians.
Website:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/story/main.html

Poor Egyptians

Rich Egyptians

The Sphinx
Directions: One of the wonders of Ancient
Egypt is the sphinx. Using the website
below, answer the following four
questions.
Website: http://www.guardians.net/egypt/sphinx/

1. Who built the sphinx?

2. How big is it? (Give measurements)

3. Whose face is on the sphinx?

4. Sketch a picture of the sphinx.

The Egyptian Calendar

Directions: Answer the following
questions about the Egyptian calendar
using the website below.
Website:
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/calendar.html

1. What role did Thoth play?

2. How many days were there in the

Egyptian calendar?

3. What did Thoth do with the extra five

days?

The Pharaohs of Egypt

Directions: On the website 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. 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.
Website: http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm
Leaders: Khufu, Amenemnet I, Thutmose III,
Amenhotep IV, Ramesses II,Cleopatra VIII, Seti I,
Amenemhet I, Ramesses I

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6.

Hieroglyphics
Directions: The Egyptians wrote in
hieroglyphics. Using the website below do
the following:
Website: http://quizland.com/hiero.mv

1.

Write both your first and last name

in hieroglyphics.

2.

Write a short sentence in

hieroglyphics. Be sure to have the
English sentence below it.

Religion
Directions: People believed in many
different Gods in Ancient Egypt. You are
to write about one of these Gods. You are
to draw their picture (a detailed colored
drawing) and write a paragraph about
what this God did.
Website:
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/1egypt/inde
x.htm

Pyramids
Directions: 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 link below write five differences between the
two pyramids.
Website: http://www.touregypt.net/construction/

Step Pyramid

True Pyramid

Rosetta Stone
Directions: Answer the following
questions using full sentences:
Website:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html

1.

What was the Rosetta Stone?

2.

Where and when was it found?

3.

Who deciphered it?

Mummification
Directions: Using the website below,
answer the following four questions in
detail.
Website:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html

1. How were bodies embalmed? Describe

the step-by-step process to mummify
bodies.

2. How were the bodies wrapped?

3. What were canopic jars?

4. Draw a picture of a mummy and how

it was stored.

Map of Ancient Egypt

Directions: 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

Using details from the WebQuest texts,

write a brief paragraph stating the
central idea of this WebQuest. Be
prepared to share!

WebQuest webpages
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/sto
ry/main.html
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/sphin
x/
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/
calendar.html
http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm
http://quizland.com/hiero.mv
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egypt
intro/1egypt/index.htm
http://www.touregypt.net/construction
/
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writin
g/home.html
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mumm
ies/home.html