Introduction
You are going to take on a new identity. You are going to become an ancient Egyptian. You will become a scribe and an artisan.
Task
After you complete each project, mark it off. Make sure you read the directions carefully for each project.
Process
_____ Egyptian Portrait Project 20
On the paper "Egyptian Figure Proportions," choose either Figure 1 or Figure 2. Complete your portrait on the grid. Trace your portrait that you drew on the grid onto a 1/2 sheet of paper and color. You may use markers, colored pencils, or crayons.
_____ Your Name in Hieroglyphics 10
1. Go to this website:
http://www.penn.museum/cgi/hieroglyphsreal.php
2. Follow the directions on the website.
3. Get a piece of paper from me and copy your name in hieroglyphics. Draw them in pencil, trace with a Sharpie, and color with markers. Beside your name in hieroglyphics, write your real name in Sharpie. Write your name on the back in pencil. Put it in your class basket.
_____ Hieroglyphic Project 20
Go to the Hieroglyphic folder and take a paper. Decode the hieroglyphics. To do this go to the website below. When you have decoded the passage from the Book of the Dead, turn in to your class basket.
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/sample/alphabet.htm
_____ God and Goddesses Project 20
To complete this project, get a crossword puzzle from the folder " Gods and Goddesses." Go to the website below and use the information to complete the crossword puzzle.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html
_____ Vocabulary Project 10
Directions: Use the terms below to match to the definitions or descriptions below.
shadoof embalming hieroglyphic delta
pharaoh papyrus pyramids mummy
_______________________ a wrapped, preserved body
_______________________ writing that uses pictures for words or sounds
_______________________ ruler, priest, and god
_______________________ paper made from a reed plant
_______________________ machine to lift water
_______________________ tombs for kings
_______________________ area of fertile land at the mouth of a river
_______________________ a way to preserve the dead
_______ Mummification Project 20
1. Go to this website:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/main.html
2. Click Story
3. Read the "Embalming" section and answer the questions below.
1. Where is the body taken? ___________________________________
2. Which organ is not taken out of the body? ______________________
3. Where does the water come from that is
used to wash the body? ____________
4. How many days does the body stay covered in natron? ______________
5. Which god looks after the liver? _____________________________
4. Read the "Wrapping" section and answer the questions below.
6. What is placed between the layers of wrapping? _________________
7. Where do the spells come from that are written
on the scroll? _________________________
8. What is used to glue the bandages together? _________________
9. Why is the ritual "Opening of the Mouth"
performed? __________________________
10. What organ of the body is judged so the deceased can enter the
"Field of Reeds?" __________________________