Tour Of Ancient Egypt

Click return to "Pre Dynastic and Archaic Period" and then click "Hieroglyphics".

1. What does the word hieroglyphics mean?
2. Where would one find hieroglyphics in Egypt?
3. What does the scarab beetle represent?
4. What is a cartouche?
5. Draw an ankh and tell what it means.
6. Draw your favorite symbol. What does this symbol represent?
7. In your own words, explain where the temples were built and why.
8. All life was based on Atom or Ra. Who was this god?
9. Why would the Egyptians believe the sun to be so important?

Click return to main menu and scroll to "Old Kingdom" and then click on "Pyramids"

1. List the years of the "Old Kingdom" period.
2. West of Cairo, on the plateua of Gitza, sits the last Ancient Wonder of the World. What is it?
3. Where did ancient Egyptians build their tombs? Why?
4. Where did ancient Egyptians build their temples? Why?
5. The largest pyramid was built by whom?
6. Why did Cheops' pyramid have a wooden boat buried on its south side?
7. Why was it important to have an image statue in the pyramid?

Read about Cheops Boat (wooden ship)

1. Who is Re?
2. Pyramids were built with great precision. Describe.

Click Return to "Old Kingdom" and scroll to Memphis .

1. Name the first capital of Egypt.
2. The white crown represented what? The red crown?
3. What did the crowns together represent?
4. What two important features of Memphis today?

Click Return to "Old Kingdom" and scroll to "Papyrus and Lotus"

1. The Papyrus redd was the symbol for Ancient Lower Egypt. List six things made from papyrus.
2. What shape is the cross section of the papyrus reed? This shape is carried over into the every day life of the Egyptian. Name one example.
3. The lotus flower was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Where was this seen in Egyptian life?

Click Return to the Main Menu and scroll to the "Middle Kingdom".

1. List the years of the "Middle Kingdom" period.
2. Where was the capital of Egypt moved to?
3. Which class of people were of great concern to the pharaohs during this time?
4. Toward the end of the Middle Kingdom the Hyksos from Asia invaded Egypt. What new skills did they bring to Egypt?

Click Return to Main Menu and scroll to "New Kingdom" and then click on Valley of the Kings.

1. List the years of the "New Kingdom" period.
2. When was the Valley of the Kings discovered?
3. What determined the opulence of the tomb of a pharoah?
4. Why did the tombs have false entrances or false burial chambers?

Click the BACK Button and then click on Valley of the Queens.

1. What is the most famous tomb in the Valley of the Queens?
2. Who was Nefertari?

Click the BACK Button and then click on Life in Ancient Egypt

1. Describe Egyptian agriculture.
2. Describe the important features of an Egyptian home.
3. Why were wigs and make-up worn?
4. Write one fact for each category.
   • Upper Class
   • Middle Class
   • Lower Class
   • Bottom Class

Click the BACK Button and then click on Mummies .

1. Desribe the steps of Mummification.
2. Where would the internal organs be placed?
3. Was the process of mummification used for all Egyptians?

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