Ancient Egyptian Food

Introduction

Eat Like an Egyptian

One thing we have in common with all ancient civilizations is the need to eat.  Througout this webquest you will research to find out what different social classes of ancient Egypt would have eaten.

Task

TASK

Use the websites provided in the process section to research and find out .....

What kinds of foods upper class ancient Egyptian citizens would have eaten on a daily basis.

What kinds of foods a lower class ancient Egyptian citizen would have eaten on a daily basis.

Create a menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for either a wealthy upper class citizen or a poorer lower class citizen.

Take notes on your foldable that was glued into your notebook.

Process

PROCESS

Use these websites to determine what foods would have been available for the ancient Egyptians.

http://historylink101.com/n/egypt_1/a-food.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/food/egyptfood.htm

http://www.perankhgroup.com/Food%20and%20Drinks%20in%20Ancient%20Egypt.htm

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/food.html

Evaluation

EVALUATION

100 - thorough research on both the rich and poor ancient Egyptian social classes pertaining to food and a daily menu of foods that one or the other would have eaten in a day

80 - adequate research on both the rich and poor ancient Egyptian social classes pertaining to food and a daily menu of foods that one or the other would have eaten in a day

60 - adequate research completed on either the foods they would have eaten or the daily menu (both not completed sufficiently)

40 - minimal research completed on both the rich and poor ancient Egyptian social classes pertaining to food and a daily menu of foods that one or the other would have eaten in a day

20 -minimal research completed on either the foods they would have eaten or the daily menu (both not completed minimally)

0 - nothing completed

Conclusion

CONCLUSION

Through your research you have learned how to "Eat Like an Egyptian"