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Name: __________________________

Hour: __________

Ancient Egypt Webquest

Use the following website to explore some information about Ancient Egypt. Use this worksheet to answer the questions.



(this is also on the website in the seventh grade geography folder)

Use the table below to answer question number one on the Ancient Egypt Website. Use the information provided to list ways that the Upper Class (Rich Egyptians) were different from the Lower Class (Poor Egyptians). Provide at least four differences for each social class

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Part II – Use the information provided on the Guardian Sphinx link to answer the following questions

a. Who built the sphinx? __________________________________________

b. How big is it? (Give measurements)_______________________________

c. Draw a sketch of the sphinx (you do not need to color this, but make sure it is recognizable.

d. Whose face is on the sphinx? _____________________________________

Part III – Use the hieroglyphics translator to write you first and last name and a brief sentence in hieroglyphics

Name: _____________________________________________________

Sentence: _______________________________________________________________

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Part IV – Write about the following Egyptian gods. Tell me what their role was and why they were significant.

Re _____________________________________________________________________

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Osiris __________________________________________________________________

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Isis ____________________________________________________________________

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Your Choice _____________________________________________________________

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Part VI – Answer the following questions about the pyramids in Egypt

How many pyramids are found in Egypt? ________________

Where are most of the Pyramids found? _______________________________________

Why were the pyramids built? _______________________________________________

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How has the thought process on the construction of the pyramids changed over time? (look near the end) _______________________________________________________

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Part VII – Use the following link to answer the Rosetta Stone questions

What was the Rosetta stone, and why was its discovery significant? ________________

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Where and when was it found? ______________________________________________

Who deciphered it? _______________________________________________________

Part VIII – Use the following link to play the Egyptian game and answer the questions



What is a stela and what does it tell you? ______________________________________

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Who was Anubis? ________________________________________________________

What did the animal heads tell you about the gods? ______________________________

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What are canopic jars? _____________________________________________________

What is the bull doing for the priest on the coffin? _______________________________

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Why does the scarab beetle represent creation? _________________________________

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What were shabtis and why were they found in tombs? ___________________________

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