Into the Sands of Ancient Lands :Archaeological Investigations

in Ancient EgyptResearch Pathfinder and Dig Log

You have been invited to participate in a research assignment related to Ancient Egyptian life and culture.

For this assignment, you will use the following pages to prepare an archaeology “Dig Log” or journal to share information that you find from various sources.

You will find some of these resources at this URL:

http://curriculumconnections.ccsnc.wikispaces.net/Egypt

Special note 1: Researchers may need to copy and paste URLs to Internet browser, or choose presentation mode (the “screen” feature at bottom left) to click Links.

Special Note 2: Some links require the NC wiseowl password to connect.

Mapping Egypt

Use these map resources to describe the geography of Egypt. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/explore/main.html Choose at least 2 maps and write a caption that describes what the map shows about the country of Egypt. Copy the maps to the boxes, and write the caption below.

Caption:Caption:

Archaeological ApprenticeshipBecome an archaeological apprentice.Make a dig log as you uncover the sample message at:http://legacy.mos.org/quest/dig/dig.php?messageID=&from=

Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics, or ancient Egyptian picture messages, have given archaeologists much information about life in Egypt in centuries past, but there were actually several forms of writing used in Egypt, even in ancient times.

Read about the Rosetta Stone to learn more about how archaeologists know so much about ancient Egyptian life and culture.

Read the article at this URL and summarize it in the space on the next slide. Be sure to include the important facts, but not every detail.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html

The Rosetta Stone

Information Source: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html

Black Land, Red Land?Read this article from the British Museum about how the ancient Egyptians thought about their land. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html

Write an explanatory paragraph that describes the terms “black land” and “red land,” and provide at least one reason why each may have been important to life in ancient Egypt. Use the space on the next slide.

Black Land, Red Land

Information Source: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html

The Nile RiverRead one or more of the following articles about the Nile River.

Use the next slide to add images and quotations from the text to create a display slide about this landform that has been important to Egypt in both ancient and modern times.

Include at least 2 images (photos, drawings, maps, etc.) and 2 quotations (with appropriate punctuation), and list or cite the article(s) from which they came.

• Nile River (Encyclopedia Americana)

• Nile River (New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia) (1)

• Nile River (New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia) (2)

• Nile River (Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia)

The Nile River

Historical Fiction – A Trip

on the Nile

Read the following interactive story from the British Museum, and choose where you want the story to take you!

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/story/main.html

Modern Egypt

Read the two articles below (via NC WiseOWL) about “modern” Egypt. One article was published in 2005, and the other in 2011. Egypt: Land of Extremes (2005) (Junior Scholastic) A New Day in Egypt (2011) (Scholastic News Edition 5/6)

Compare and Contrast situations in Egypt in 2005 vs. 2011 using the spaces below.

Egypt – 2005 Egypt – 2011

Many artifacts have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs and in other desert locations.

Using selected sources, find images of at least 3 artifacts from ancient Egypt. Copy the image and source to the spaces on the next slide.

Write a title or caption to describe each artifact.

Artifacts

Artifacts of Ancient Egypt

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Into the Sands of Ancient Lands: Digging Deeper

• Gather information from reliable sources.

• Organize your information, including important facts and giving credit to the sources you referred to.

• Tell others about the topic or person of your choice as you use the following 3 slides to design your own presentation.

• Use your information and technology skills to find trustworthy sources, read for information, and share what you learned in interesting and meaningful ways!

Choose your own topic or personfrom Ancient Egypt!

Use the following slides to complete any additional assignments for this project as you learn more about the history and culture of Egypt in the past and present.

Archaeological Investigations

in Ancient Egypt

Research Pathfinder and Dig Log

Sources Cited:http://curriculumconnections.ccsnc.wikispaces.net/Egypt http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/explore/main.html http://legacy.mos.org/quest/dig/dig.php?messageID=&from= http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html Kline, Hibberd V. B., Jr. "Nile River." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2014. Web. 5 Feb. 2014."Nile River." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2014. Web. 5 Feb. 2014.Matthai, James. "Nile River." Reviewed by Ira M. Sheskin. The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2014.

Web. 5 Feb. 2014.Cordell, Dennis D. "Nile River." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2014. Web. 5 Feb. 2014.http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/story/main.html