WEBQUEST

Ancient Egypt

INTRODUCTION

Between about 3000 BC and 945 BC the Egyptians settled in the Nile Valley. Pharaohs who were thought to be gods as well as kings ruled them. Even after death they believed the souls of the pharaohs continued to rule, therefore they built magnificent tombs for these rulers. The ancient Egyptians made many contributions to other civilizations. Many of the artifacts created by Egyptians have survived. They were skilled in astronomy, medicine, and mathematics. Egyptians made many contributions such as paper, ink, the calendar, surveying, government, architecture, art, and religion. The Egyptians built a civilization that lasted for more than 2000 years and left a lasting influence on the world.

TASK

You will be creating a magazine on Ancient Egypt. There will be 10 parts to your magazine. A successful magazine will be eye-catching, neat, and contain an appropriate amount of pictures and useful information.

PROCESS

You will be divided into groups. The work will be divided evenly among the group members. Each member will be responsible for his or her sections of the magazine. A list will be handed in stating who is doing what. The team members will do research to complete the following tasks:

1. Cover: include – title, authors, copyright date, picture(s).

2. Map: print out the outline map of Egypt

Locate and label – Nile River, Mediterranean Sea, Nile Delta, Red Sea, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Giza, and Thebes.

http://www.edhelper.com/geography/Egypt_map.htm

3. Make a timeline of the following rulers: Narmer, Ahmose, Thutmose III, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep IV, Tutankhamen, Cleopatra, King Khufu, Akhenaten. Also include when the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom began.

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/k-q-menu.htm

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/?time/explore/main/html (click on ‘time’ then ‘explore’)

4. Describe what daily life was like for the people of Ancient Egypt.

Write one paragraph about each topic: family life, education, kind of jobs they might have, food, clothing, shelter, recreation, and religion. You should have a total of at least 8 paragraphs; use a separate heading for each.

EXAMPLE:

Family life …

Education …

http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.2.html

http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.3.html

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/mission1.htm - jobs

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/mission1.htm - Dress

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/mission1.htm - play

Or click on following picture.

5. Egyptian gods:

From the following link:

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/egypt/index.htm

Choose three gods. Explain in your own words, what they were the gods of, their appearance, and any important events.

6. Egyptian Mummies:

A. Why did the Ancient Egyptians make mummies?

B. Who were the mummies?

C. What process of mummification? (List the steps)

Mummies of Ancient Egypt

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215615/mummification.htm

7. Research The Great Pyramid and answer the following questions:

Who was it built for?

Where is it located?

What is it made of?

How many stone blocks to build it?

How big is it? (dimensions)

http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/pyramids.php

8. Hieroglyphics

What are hieroglyphics? What were hieroglyphics used for?

http://members.aol.com/egyptnew/glyph.html#a Translate the following message.

Then translate each of your names and print them out and include them in your magazine.

http://www.wealth4freedom.com/hieroglyphics.htm

9. The Rosetta Stone

What is it and why was it an important find?

Where was it found and by whom?

Print out the first paragraph of the translation of the stone and include it in your magazine.(Cut and paste)

http://www.clevelandart.org/archive/pharaoh/glyphs.html

http://www.mrdowling.com/604-rosettastone.html

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXSPFX_=graphical/full/&$+with+all_unique_id_index+is+$=ENC917&submit-button=summary

10. Something fun!

Each author will print out a coloring page, color it (neatness counts), and include it in your project.

http://www.coloring.ws/egypt.htm

http://www.clevelandart.org/downloads/coloring.pdf

Evaluation

The ten tasks are worth the number of points indicated below. Points will be given based on accuracy of information, amount of information, neatness, spelling and grammar.

1. 5 - Title Page
2. 10 - Map
3. 10 - Timeline
4. 10 - Daily Life
5. 10 – Egyptian gods
6. 10 - Mummification
7. 10 - Great Pyramid
8. 10 - Hieroglyphics
9. 10 - Rosetta Stone
10. 5 - Fun Stuff
11. 10 - at least 15 pictures included as illustrations