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Egyptian Tall tales
The ancient Egyptians had many tall tales and stories. Read the tall tales
in Mrs. Donn's web
site.
Write your own tall tales. Use your imagination to tell really tall tales.
Daily life in Ancient Egypt.
Visit the following sites to find out about life in ancient Egypt:
Write your own creative story imagining that you are part of a family in
ancient Egypt. Describe your life and that of your family.
Ancient Egyptian fairy tales.
Rewrite a favourite fairy tale. Change the setting and names etc. to ancient
Egyptian times.
Newspaper
In a group of 3 prepare a newspaper for a date in ancient Egypt. Have
important news, advertisements, entertainment, fashion etc.
The following sites will help you find information.
Egyptian Vocabulary
Find the meanings of the following words. Write each word and your meaning
on a slip of paper. Illustrate and add to the class dictionary.
| Amulet | afterlife | Archaeologist | cartographer
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| Cartouche | cataract | delta | embalmer |
| Excavate | hieroglyphics | mummy | oasis |
| papyrus | Pharaoh | pyramid | sarcophagus |
| scarab | Scribe | Sphinx | tombs |
This site may help.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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