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The largest of all pyramids is Giza’s Pyramid of Khufu. It was built in 2560 BC.
The weight of this massive structure is as much as eighteen Empire State Buildings! Mummies were not made to create scary monsters at the movies. Egyptians believed that mummification of the body would preserve the soul in the after-life. Unwrapped, a mummy’s bandages can stretch for almost a mile (1.6 km)! The Egyptian form of writing with symbols is called hieroglyphics. That word isn’t Egyptian. It comes from the Greek words hieros (sacred) and glyphe (carving). They coined this term because of the writing in Egyptian temples. Egyptian invented glass blowing, sails, locks, the calendar and were one of the first civilizations to produce writing (with papyrus and black ink). |
They loved
to play games too. Some of the games
were for adults and some were for the whole family.
Nobody played bingo. The Egyptians took their fashion seriously. Both men and women wore make up as well as wigs. Make up was considered both magical and healing. Kohl, applied to the eyes, reduced the sun’s glare. Historians divide the history of Egypt into three periods: The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. The kingdoms started around 3000 BC and continued until they fell to the Roman Empire in 30 BC. The Egyptians had many gods and goddesses. In fact, there were more than 2,000 of them! To learn about some of the main gods, visit this presentation on the Gods of Ancient Egypt. |
Look at your ANCIENT CIVILIZATION WEBQUEST PACKET. Go to this website. Put your name in the box and click enter to find out what your name would look like in hieroglyphics. Ask your teacher for help in copying your hieroglyphic to your worksheet.
After you have done all of your work, go to this website and play Escape From The Mummy's Tomb!
After you have done all of your work, go to this website and play Escape From The Mummy's Tomb!