Discover Ancient Egypt

Read each question carefully, then click on the link to find the correct answer.
 
 
1. Find the two reasons that the Nile River was so important to the ancient Egyptians.
2. Hieroglyphics was the picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians. What does the word hieroglyphics mean?
3. To the Egyptians, astronomy was closely connected to the telling of time. What two things did they develop to help them tell time?
4. During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptian civilization prospered. Write two achievements that occured during this time.
5. What is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Also write one interesting fact about it.
6. Their chief deity was _____ the god of the _____.
7. What did the ancient Egyptians believe so strongly in?
8. What process did the Egyptians develop to help preserve the body? Also write one interesting fact about it.
9. When a member of the royal family died, what did they bury in the pyramid with them and for what reason?
Congratulations, you've finished the assignment! 
As a reward, click on this link to go to a site where you and your partner are to take turns typing your first names. Your name will be changed into hieroglyphics. Each of you are to print out your own cartouche.
If there's time, try playing Senet, a board game played by the ancient Egyptians.