Name: _______________

Period: _______________
Group 1: Mummification

1. Who were Osiris, Isis, Horus, Thoth and the “Eater of the Dead”? What did each look
like?

2. What role did each play in the soul’s journey in the afterlife? What is the “ka”?

3. What equipment was used in the process of mummification?

4. Summarize the steps of mummification.

Group 2: Women in society

1. In what ways the Egyptian monarchy more progressive than others in the ancient
world? Describe the life of one of the female Egyptian monarchs.

2. What legal rights did ancient Egyptian women have?

3. How does Egyptian mythology show that women had a high status as well?

Group 3: Social Structure

1. Where was the ancient Egyptian civilization located? According to the article when did it
start and end? Why did if finally collapse?
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Period: _______________

2. Use a graphic or text to list and describe each level of Egyptian civilization. Could people
move up in Egyptian society? How?

3. Make a social pyramid with five levels that describes the social structure of the United
States. How is it similar/different from the one in ancient Egypt?

Group 4: The pyramids

1. Where are the pyramids located? How large are they? How old are they? What were
they constructed from? What materials and tools were used to create them?

2. What was the purpose of the Sphynx? How big is it? Who might it be a portrait of?

3. Which pharaoh(s) built the pyramids at Giza? What it is inside the pyramids? Why did
the pharaohs want to be surrounded with beautiful items?

4. How many pyramids are in Egypt in total? Which country in Africa has the most
pyramids?

Group 5: Egyptian Religion

1. Who were the major gods and goddesses in ancient Egypt?

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2. Who could serve as priests and priestesses? What duties would they have inside of a
temple?

3. What functions did a temple serve? How were the statues of the gods/goddesses
treated?

4. How were religious festivals in ancient Egypt similar/different to holidays in the United
States today?

Group 6: Life along the Nile

1. How long is the Nile? What countries in modern Africa does it flow through?

2. How wide was the area that could be farmed close to the River? In what ways did the
river support civilization? What crops were grown? How did the annual flood support
agriculture?

3. Why did Egyptians begin to make calendars? How was the papyrus made that they were
written on?

4. What were the advantages and disadvantages of using Hieroglyphics. In what ways was
it similar to the cuneiform used in Mesopotamia?