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Ancient Egypt Web Quest
Log onto the Dorothy McElhinney website. Delete the DMMS web address and replace it with:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Use the tool bar on the left of the screen and the lotus icon to navigate.
A. Click on geography and fill in the missing words. Double click on the vocabulary to find word
definitions.
Geography
The ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land, the ______ land
and the and the ____land.
The _____ ____ was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile. The ancient Egyptians used this land
for growing their _____. This was the only land in ancient Egypt that could be farmed because a
layer of rich, black silt was deposited there every year after the ____ flooded.
The 'red land' was the _____ ____ that protected Egypt on two sides. These deserts separated
ancient Egypt from neighbouring countries and ______ _____. They also provided the ancient
Egyptians with a source for precious ______and semi-precious stones.
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B. Click on Gods and Goddesses under
icon. The page will open to the
Eye of Horus. Click on it to learn more about the birth of the first Egyptian gods. Match
the Gods’ names to their description.
___Nun
A. The goddess of moisture
___Ben-Ben
B. The jealous brother of Osiris
___Atum
C. The son of Isis and Osiris
___Shu
D. The hill that rose out of the waters
___Tefnut
E. The god of air
___Geb
F. The god of Earth
___Nut
G. The goddess of the sky
___Seth or Set
H. The god of the dark waters of chaos
___ Horus
I. The first Egyptian god
C. Click on Explore to learn more about Ancient Egyptian tomb paintings/god/RA.
Double click on the god Ra and it will tell you more information about them. List 3 interesting
facts below.
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
D. Go back to homepage clicking on
. Then Click on Mummification and Story to learn
how the Egyptians mummified dead people. Tell me any 3 steps to embalming.
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
E. Go back to homepage using
. Then Click on Pharaoh and tell me a few things about
his job.
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F. For the remainder of this webquest, spend some time exploring from the homepage,
Pyramids, Temples, Time, Trades, and Writing. Feel free to explore and challenge. Tell me
5 things you found interesting about Egypt from these sections.