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Ancient Egypt
Geography:
The ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land,
the 'black land' and the 'red land'.
What does ‘black land’ mean?________________________
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What does ‘red land’ mean?__________________________
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Gods and Goddessess:
The ancient Egyptians believed in many different gods and goddesses. Each one
with their own role to play in maintaining peace and harmony across the land.
Name 4 things that the god or goddesses did for the people:
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Mummification:
The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The
heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating lifelike and
natural 'mummies'.
Why did the Egyptians start burying their dead in coffins?
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What happened when they put the bodies in coffins?
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Click on the word embalming. What does it mean?
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Pharaoh: Lord of the Two Lands:
The most powerful person in ancient Egypt was the pharaoh. The pharaoh was
the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding the titles: 'Lord of
the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'.
What does ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ mean? _____________
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What does ‘High Priest of Every Temple’ mean? _________
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Pyramids:
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their
queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and
sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle
Kingdom.
Click on the words ‘Old Kingdom’ and ‘Middle Kingdom’:
Each was A period of ancient Egyptian history that lasted from about:
Old Kingdom’ _________________________________________
‘Middle Kingdom’__________________________________________
The most well known pyramid was built for the pharaoh ___________.
It is known as the __________________________.
Temples:
The ancient Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods and
goddesses.
Who were the temples dedicated to? _________________________
Why were the large temple buildings made of stone?_____________
Time:
How long did the civilization of ancient Egypt last?________
Trades:
Read a story about how difficult life could be for a craftsman by clicking on
‘Story.’
Look through some ancient Egyptian workshops by clicking on ‘Explore.”
Play the ‘Challenge’ to find out about Tools of the Trade.
Writing:
The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to record and communicate
information about religion and government. Thus, they invented written scripts
that could be used to record this information
The most famous of all ancient Egyptian scripts is
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Using these scripts, __________ were able to preserve the beliefs, history and
ideas of ancient Egypt in temple and tomb walls and on _______________
scrolls.
Go back through the different sections and look at each ‘Story’, ‘Explore,’ and
‘Challenge.’
Ancient Egypt.The British Museum.1999.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html(February 20,2006)