Sunday, May 19, 2019

What Was Life Like for the Ancient Egyptians?

Read this article: Answer the following questions:

List 4 jobs in ancient Egypt

How did you get your job?

Why did children have to get jobs?

What is a Felucca?

How high is the pyramid of Giza?

What were houses made of in ancient Egypt?

How did they keep food cool?

List some foods they ate in Ancient Egypt.

Monday, May 13, 2019

An introduction to Ancient Egypt

Read this article. Answer the following questions:

How long ago did the Egyptian civilisation start?

What continent is Egypt in?


Why did people start living next to the Nile?

What crops did they grow?

What were the pyramids used for?

What was the writing that the Egyptians invented called?

How many gods did the worship?

What was the ruler of Egypt called?

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Ancient Egypt

Kia Ora All,

We're taking a trip to ancient Egypt this term. To start off we've looked at some hieroglyphics and are working out how to spell our names with the aim of working towards producing a piece of art.
   Throughout the term we'll touch on some geography, how the Nile influenced this ancient civilisation, and what life was like for the people back then.

Rock on,

Mr M