Ancient Civilisations Cyberhunt Room 19
Homework Assignment Weeks 7, 8, 9. Due Monday Week 10 (21st September)
As many students are away at Aims, Sports Camp and The N. Z Ski Championships I am
allowing you flexibility in time management. The following work is due Wk 10.
It is to be completed in a choice of 2 forms.
1. Online on this document
2. In your Inquiry book
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Click on the links above the
questions to find the answers.
EYGPT
Use the following Website
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Click on pyramids.
Why were pyramids built?
Where were the largest pyramids?
What are casing blocks and why aren't they part of the pyramids today?
Find your way inside the Pyramid by clicking on Explore.
Find the King's chamber. What was written on the walls of the King’s Chamber?
Why is "Queen's Chamber" a misleading name?
Next,
go to http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hiero1.htm
Click on Hieroglyphs. When the page opens, click on Hieroglyphics Writing.
What are Heiroglyphs and what was their purpose? Give abrief discription of their history.
What were the four categories of hieroglyphic writing?
Go to http://www.eyelid.co.uk/e-name.htm
Spell out your first name. Copy it onto a piece of paper and decorate it.
Google Search Queen Hatshepsut
Do a search for Queen Hatshepsut and answer the following questions based on the web sites you find.
When did Queen Hatsehpsut live?
Why was she different than most pharaohs?
How did she become pharaoh?
Go to http://www.google.com and click on Images.
Search for Queen Hatshepsut. Copy and paste four pictures of her into your document.
Now we are going to go on to the Ancient Hebrews.
Go to Hebrews in the Virtual Museum
Click on The Land
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ancient_hebrews/pages/landof.htm
Why was Canaan important?
What were many of the people in Canaan?
We go next to Daily Life.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ancient_hebrews/pages/dailylife.htm
What grains did the ancient Israelites grow?
What foods were available to them?
What were they strict about?
The Exodus from Egypt
Search http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ancient_hebrews/pages/exodusfromegypt.htm
Why did the Hebrews go to Egypt?
Why was the pharaoh upset at the Hebrews?
What did he turn the Hebrews into?
How many years were the Hebrews slaves in Egypt?
Who asked the pharaoh to set the Hebrews free?
What powers did Moses receive from God?
What finally convinced Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go?
We now go on to Judaism.
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/judaism.cfm
What does it mean that Judaism is a monotheistic religion?
Who was the founder of Judaism?
What is a Jewish place of worship called?
What is the person called who leads a Jewish service?
What are the Ten Commandments?
The Torah Tells
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/torah_tells/pages/handout1.html
What are some of the foods that the ancient Hebrews ate?
What kind of animals did the Hebrews have? How were they used?
What kind of cloth did the Hebrews have?
Did the ancient Hebrews own slaves? How do you know?
The ancient Hebrews prayed to God by making sacrifices or offerings. What is a sacrifice?
What did they offer?
Which tools or weapons are mentioned?
What is one way that ancient Hebrews gave Tzedakah? (Helping the poor)
What did the Hebrews live in?
What uses did olive oil have?
Well done You have finished and hopefully learned a lot.
Email this document to me at flysaght@belmontint.school.nz or hand in your Inquiry book on Monday
21 Sept Week 10