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Ancient Egyptian Webquest
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html
Click on the link above, it will take you to a website titled “Egyptian Life”. Follow the
directions within the Webquest to be taken on a magical journal back in time to Ancient
Egypt!
Using the page titled “Egyptian Life”, answer the following questions:
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How did the Nile help the Egyptian people?
Describe the homes and farming life of the Ancient Egyptians.
What are the different groups of people that made up the classes of Ancient Egypt?
What does the word “enriched” mean?
What does the word “scribes” mean?
Click on the link that says “Story” to learn about a day in the life of two ancient Egyptian
families. Read each of the stories on the page.
1. Which life would you rather live—the life of a nobleman, or the life of a farmer. List three
facts from the story to support your answer.
2. Which group of people do you think were most important to the Ancient Egyptian
civilization, farmers or noblemen? Use three examples from the story to support your
answer.
When you are finished with the questions from above, click the link at the bottom of the page
that says “Return to Egyptian life homepage” . Then, click on the link that says “explore”.
On the “Explore” page, it says …
Nebamun's tomb
These wall paintings are from the _____________ of a nobleman named Nebamun.
Nebamun's tomb was built around ____________ B.C. near the town of
______________.
There are five paintings on the page. Click on each of the paintings to learn more about
the objects in them.
In the first picture…
find the following objects:
Ducks: why were ducks important in Ancient Egypt?
Figs: what is a fig?
Bread: Do you think bread was important in Ancient Egypt? Why?
Hieroglyphs: What are hieroglyphs? What were they used for?
In the second picture…
find the following objects:
Assistant inspector: what was the Assistant Inspector’s job?
Onagar: What is an onogar? What was its purpose?
Horses: What is interesting about horses in Ancient Egypt? Is this similar to our society? Why or
why not?
Boundary Stone: What is a boundary stone?
In the third picture…
find the following objects:
Wigs: Why do you think the Ancient Egyptians wore wigs on special occasions? Is this similar to
our society today? Why or why not?
Lute: What is a lute?
Chairs: How were chairs in Ancient Egypt different from how we use chairs today in our society?
Lotus Flowers: Why were the Lotus Flowers important to Ancient Egyptians?
In the fourth picture….
Find the following objects:
Papyrus boat: What are “reeds”? Why might it have been difficult to build boats in Ancient
Egypt?
Nebamun: Nebamun was a ______________, and noblemen used _____________ and
______________as sports.
Afterlife:
The Egyptians believed that, when ordinary people __________, they passed through
the underworld where they would be ___________.
If they were judged to be __________ and ____________, they would go to a place that
was very much like Egypt, and live there __________. The Egyptians believed that
when a _____________ died, he went to live with his '_________ the sun god
______________.
Duck: What is a vizier?
Nebamun’s daughter: why was Nebamun’s daughter shown fishing in the picture?
Nebamun's wife: why were people shown wearing fine clothing and jewelry in the
paintings?
Puffer fish: What is interesting about the puffer fish?
Papyrus: What did the Ancient Egyptians use papyrus for? What is a scroll?
ACER: Do you think the people of Ancient Egypt should be considered advanced for
their time? Use information from the website to support your answer.
In the fourth picture….
Find the following objects:
Date palm trees: Name two reasons why the date palm trees were important to Ancient
Egyptians.
ACER: Do you think the people of Ancient Egypt should be considered advanced for
their time? Use information from the website to support your answer.