Download H British Museum Online Part 1

Name: ____________________
Class: ____________
Grade 6 Humanities
Ancient Egypt: Geography
Open a browser and go to the address:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Time
On the left-hand side of the page, select Time and click on the picture
Read about Time and then select Explore
Use the Timeline to answer the following questions:
1.
About what year did people settle in the Nile valley? ____________________________
2.
Who unified upper and lower Egypt? _________________________________________
3.
When was the first stone Pyramid built? ______________________________________
On the left-hand side of the page, select Story
Read the story and answer the following questions:
1.
How did Amenopet tell time at night? _________________________________________
2.
Explain how this invention worked?
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On the left hand side, select Ancient Egypt
Geography
Select Geography from the left hand side and click on the picture
Read about Egyptian Geography:
1.
The “red land” provided 3 things for Ancient Egyptians. What were they?
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At the bottom of the page, click on Explore
Select Archaeological Sites from the pull-down menu:
2.
What do you notice about all of the pyramids? _________________________________
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What part of Egypt are they located in? _______________________________________
3.
What do you notice about all of the temples? ___________________________________
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What part of Egypt are they located in? _______________________________________
Decide which other map you will need and then answer the following question:
4.
Name the countries that border/surround modern Egypt?
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On the left-hand side of the page, select Challenge and read about the challenge and
how to use a map with grids. Then complete the game and answer the following:
5.
In which grid was the green feldspar located? _____________
6.
In which grid was the gold located? _____________
7.
In which grid was the amethysts located? _____________
8.
What did the jeweler make out of all of the materials your collected (3 things)?
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On the left hand side, select Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
Select Pharaoh from the left hand side and click on the picture
Read about Egyptian Pharaohs.
1.
Was the Pharaoh important in Egypt? Why or why not? (complete sentences)
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Click Explore and have a look at the wall painting at the top,
3.
One person has been painted larger than the rest, who is this person? Why was he so
important? _______________________________________________________________
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4.
Who are the Egyptians fighting in this picture? ________________________________
5.
Why are they fighting them? _______________________________________________
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On the left hand side, select Ancient Egypt
Pyramids
Select Pyramids from the left hand side and click on the picture
1.
Why did Egyptians build Pyramids? __________________________________________
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Click Story on the left hand side
2.
Which bank of the Nile River were Pyramids built on? Why? _____________________
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3.
Who worked on the pyramids? ______________________________________________
4.
During what part of the year were the Pyramids built? __________________________