2. Introduction
• Welcome! You have been given a top secret mission by the President of the
United States!
This mission will require you to take your journal and travel back in time to the
world of ancient Egypt.
You will need to record your findings in your journal to present to the President.
There are four categories you will be exploring:
1) Religion
2) Places
3) Pharaohs
4) Artifacts
Are you ready?!
3. Task
• Once you have gathered all the information necessary,
you must present your journals to the President and then be able to talk
to her about your findings.
She is doing research but is too busy traveling back in time in
Switzerland
The President has never traveled to ancient Egypt
so to give her a better idea of how things look you should have drawings
in your journals to show her as well.
You're going back in time, so do not be seen!
The following pages contain top-secret documents from Ancient Egypt
that have been translated from Hieroglyphics into English for you.
These documents will have everything you need to get your
information.
4. Task- Cont’d
• Your Tasks:
Mission 1- Code Name: Religion
In the links provided, you will learn about ancient Egyptian gods, goddesses, rituals and
mummies. Write down all your findings, and draw pictures to help you remember!
Mission 2- Code Name: Places
Here you will have to gather information about the great pyramids of Giza, as well as the
Sphynx and other great structures. You should draw pictures for this mission, for camera can't
been seen when you've traveled back in time!
Mission 3- Code Name: Pharaohs
This mission you will need to record your findings on the famous Pharoahs of ancient Egypt.
Good luck, and remember: you can't be seen!
Mission 4- Code Name: Artifacts
Here your mission will be to learn about the artifacts of ancient Egypt. This will include
canopic jars, statues, and jewelry. Make sure you write down all of your findings!
5. Mission 1- Code Name: Religion
• Answer these questions in your
journal using the links provided
below:
1) What did the ancient Egyptians
believe?
2) Name 2 gods and 2 goddesses
- What were their purposes?
3) What were the Temples?
4) What was their belief of an afterlife?
5) How did Egyptians prepare a body
after someone died?
• Secret Documents:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/god
s/story/main.html
http://www.touregypt.net/kids/relig
ion.htm#cultcenters
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn
/egypt/religion/
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/afterlife.h
tml
And this short clip:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com
/video/places/countriesplaces/egypt/tombs-of-ancientegypt/
6. Mission 2- Code Name: Places
• Answer the following questions in
your journal using the link below:
1) Where is The Mortuary temple
of Hatshepsut located?
2) How long did it take to build
the great pyramids in Giza?
3) Which pyramid is considered
the “true” smooth-sided pyramid?
4) What was the first pyramid
built by the ancient Egyptians?
• http://www.touropia.com/anc
ient-egyptian-monuments/
7. Mission 3- Code Name: Pharaohs
• Answer the following questions
in your journal using the links
provided:
1) Who was the Pharaoh?
2) Name two male Pharaohs
and two female
3) Who was King Tut and why is
he so famous?
4) Who unearthed the first
Egyptian tomb?
• http://www.ancient-egyptonline.com/ancient-egyptianpharaohs.html
http://www.guardians.net/egy
pt/tut1.htm
http://www.ducksters.com/his
tory/ancient_egyptian_pharao
hs.php
8. Mission 4- Code Name: Artifacts
• Answer the following questions in your
journal using the links provided:
1) What did ancient Egyptian jewlery look
like? (draw a picture and describe- be very
descriptive!)
2) What are canopic jars? What were they
used for?
3) What is the Rosetta Stone? What does it
say?
4) Choose one of the statues, sculptures or
containers from The Tutankhamun
Collection and explain what it is
5) What are hieroglyphics?
6) Use the last link to write your name in
hieroglyphics on the front of your journal!
• http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/jewelry_history_eg
yptian.html
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/page7.
html
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html
http://www.touregypt.net/museum/tutd.htm
http://www.seaworld.org/fun-zone/funguides/egypt/hieroglyphics.htm
9. Conclusion
• THAT'S IT!
You've done it!
You've traveled to and from ancient Egypt and learned all you could!
Thanks, time traveler! You've helped the President with her research on
ancient Egypt.
Now to wrap things up (no! not wrapping up mummies), polish off your
journal and follow the directions below
10. Conclusion
•
•
Make Sure You Have Done The Following:
1) Answered every question in your journal
2) Drawn pictures when necessary
3) Looked at all the documents provided
4) Answer the questions below
5) Sign up to meet with teacher to discuss journals
•
Answer (to be discussed in class):
1) What did you find most interesting about ancient Egypt? Why or why not?
2) If you could travel back in time to live with the ancient Egyptians, would you? Why or why not?
3) Would you like to travel to modern day Egypt? Why or why not?
