Think you know everything about Ancient Egypt? Let's find out! Click below to go to the British Museum. As you're looking around, write down anything you learned that was new in your notebook.
Ancient Egypt-British Museum
With about 5 minutes left in class, you'll be asked to post one thing you've learned today that you didn't know before.
Click on 'Comments' on the lower right corner of this box to begin. Type your name, add your comment (something new you learned), click 'Anonymous,' enter the the goofy word, and click 'Publish.'
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62 comments:
Carlos C.
ss-5
11-24-09
After a pyramid was finished they put a plate of gold or metal at the very top.
Bailey M.
SS-5
11-24-09
I learned that the Egyptians would take out all the organs exsept for the heart.
Emma S.
ss-5
nov 24
their are many gods and goddess in acint egypit ,one is hapy the god of water.
Taylor T.
ss-5
11/24/09
I learned that isis the god of magic had a child named hourus
Kara B.
SS-5
11-24-09
I learned that the first god Atum coughed out Shu the god of air and Tefnut the goddess of moisture.
I also learned that Osiris and Isis had a son named Horus, he battled against Seth.
Savannah H.
SS-5
11-24-09
One thing I learned that in a temple there's a hallway that has many doors in it ,and the doors get more and more sacred .
Zane M
SS-5
11-24-09
I learned that that the red land was a barren desert in Geography
Erin B.
SS-5
11-24-09
I learned that there were many gods and godesses, but the very first god was called Atum.
Karen S.
SS-5
11-24-09
I learned that Atum was the first egyptian god and that he coughed and spat out Shu, the god of air and Tesnut, goddess of moister
Nicole E.
ss-5
11-24-09
A valley where the phaeaohs funaral would beging.
Evan T.
SS-5
11-24-09
The Egyptions made big ramps to drag the big blocks up them to make the pyramids.
Grace H.
ss-5
11-24-09
One thing i learned was that during the mummifacation when they had to take out the brain they stuck a long hook through the nose and poked the brain, then they pulled the brain through the nose.
Alyssa M.
SS-5
11-24-09
In the mumification process, I learned that they would wash the body in a good-smelling palm wine, and then rince it with water from the Nile. I also learned that they would take out everything else except the heart cause it was the centre of intelligence and he would need it in the afterlife.
Christian.G
S.S-5
11-24-09
I learned that Anubis was the god who protected the dead and watched over the embalming of a pharaoh or a important person.
amber g
ss 5
11/24/09
one thing i learned about in ancient egypt is that they put a dead body in the hot sand so the boday would deahrate the body and then they would start to mummifi the boday that is what i learned.
Alexis M.
ss-5
11-24-09
I learned that the Slekhmet was the goddes of war.
Osiris and Isis had a son named hourus
Myla B.
SS-5
11-24-09
the earlies ancient Egptians buried their dead in small pits in the sand desert. the heat and dryness dehydrated the bodies quicky creating lifelike and natual mummies.
Sebastian Goeller
SS-4
11-24-09
I learned there are at least about eighty pyramids known left in Egypt.
Emily C.
SS-4
11-24-09
I learned that burried bodies were dehydrated from the sand and heat. Also each organ was placed into specific Canopic Jars.
Dustin P.
SS-4
11-24-09
I learned that in ancient Egept they built mudbrick homes.
Brnadi s.
ss-4
11-24-09
oschrices were brohgt to ancet eygpt from africa.
Porshayla J
SS-4
11-24-09
That some gods and goddesses took part in creation
Devin L.
ss 4
11/24/09
The people used to burry the people in pits.The people thought that Egypt was divided into two lands the red land, and the black land.
Justin .D
ss-4
11- 24-09
What i learned today was that the Egytian life had yearly floads around the Nile and the Fertile and along the its banks.
lorne draeving
soc-4
11-24-09
a hill rose up out of the water.this hill was called ben-ben
Howard F.
ss-4
11-24-09
I learnd seth had a head of a animal.
Jordan G.
ss-4
11-24-09
The people bared people that died
Brooklynns
ss-4
11-24-09
they placed the pryamid facing directly north.
Heaven G.
S.S-4
11/24/09
One thing I learned is that when in battle the Egyptians' drive chariots to reach thier enemy.
Sarah G.
SS-4
11-24-09
The anciant Egypts believed that before someone could go to the after life they had to go threw the underworld,the underworld was a place full of terrifying monsters and dangerouse animals. They needed to have magic to succesfully over come these threats.
nick fierros
ss-4
11-24-09
amun was a god who was a man with
a ram head.
Calyb.K
s.s-4
11-24-09
I learnd that the first god whas atum. I also learnd he coughed up too more gods named Shu and Tefnut.
TARA DIX
SS-4
11-24-09
Most workers were farmers
Elizabeth.C SS-4
11-24-09
I learned the great pyramid was part of a complex that included a special walkway,two temples,other pyramids,boat pits and the mastabas of nobles.
Dayton J.
SS-4
11-24-09
I learned that people put dead people in sand to dehydrate the bodies quickly life like and natural mummies
Amanda B.
SS-4
11-24-09
The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of the Egytian people holding the titles 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Temple'.
Joshua M
ss-4
11-24-09
The earest ancient Egyptians burned there dead bodest.
Michael C.
SS-4
11-24-09
I learnd that Nun was the dark waters of chaos. A hill rose up out of the water called "Ben-Ben". On the hill was Atum the first god. Some gods and goddesses brought the flood, some offered protection, and some offered protection after people died.
Olivia B.
ss-6
Nov.24 09
A long hook is used to smash the brain and pull it out through the nose.
Natashya S.
ss-6
11-24-09
Scrbes worte the spells on the walls af tombs before thay were carvd.
Darin E.
ss-6
11-24-09
They kept the heart in the body because they think they needed it in the afterlife.
Jack G.
ss-6
11-24-09
Atum was the fist god in Egyptian Religion.
Clay M.
SS-6
11-24-09
First in the Mummifacation process they wrap the head and neck before anything else.
Nathaniel E.
ss-6
11-24-09
The military leaders were first trained as scribes before becoming the leader.
Hannah Hartman
ss-5
11 -24 -09
I learned that the amun was the most powerfull god in egypt.
Shelby R.
SS-6
11-24-09
I learnd that thar were 3 pepple that helped pepple do thar jobs.
McKenzie D.
SS-6
11-24-09
One thing I learned is that the embalmers had to use a long hooked tool to smash the brain and remove it, as well as all the other internal organs
Kaelyn K.
SS-6
11-24-09
I have learned that gods and goddesses mostly always are part human part animal: For example Baset:human with cat head goddess of protection
Marquia B.
SS-6
11-24-09
The Egyptians used writing to talk with each other while at war. The military leaders were first trained as scribes.
Treven P.
ss-6
11-24-09
One of the most mysterious places in ancient Egypt was the inside of a temple.
Makayla .B.
ss-6
11-24-09
Before they pulled the brain out they used a long hook to smash the brain up and then they pulled the brain out
Alyssa P.
ss-6
11-24-09
I learned that the mumification stage has 2 stages, embaling and wraping.
Kimberly U.
ss-6
11-24-09
I lornd that tghe egyptsons wore wigs and had mears.
Jenna C.
ss-6
11-24-09
I learned that the earliest egyptions buried the dead so the heat and dry sand dehydraated the body.
Casey W.
SS-6
11-24-09
I learned that ancient Egyptians worship many other gods than you have learned in class. Some gods or goddesses took part in creation, some took part in the flood every year, gods did lots of things, ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to recognise and worship these gods and goddesses so that life continued smoothly.
Nathan B.
SS-6
11-24-09
There were 23 egyptin gods and that Atum was the first.
Andre A.
ss-6
11-24-09
Osiris was the god of the underworld and Osiris also had kids with his sister and married his sister.
Riley B.
ss-6
11-24-09
The earliest egyptians burried the dead in pets in the desert to dehydrate the bodies more quickly.
Kora C.
SS-6
11-24-09
I looked up Pharaoh and found out about Ramesses II. He fought battles to obtain land surrounding his. He also wanted the exotic animals of these lands. The people he conquered had to give him gifts of their land, and call him their ruler.
Ricardo C.
ss-5
11-24-09
I learned that Atum was the first egypitan god and that we coughed and spat out Shu the god of the air,and Tefnut the goddess of moisture.
Kirstan P.
ss-6-6A
11-24-09
I learned that it was important to keep track of how many aminals you have.
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