ANUBIS

THE TWOGETHER EXPRESS
EXPLORES ANCIENT EGYPT!

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EGYPTIAN
Gods

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To The Egyptian Tombs!

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EXPLORE THE SPHINX!

CLICK HERE TO SEE AND PRINT A MAP OF ANCIENT EGYPT

The Rosetta Stone
What does it say?

The Rosetta Stone

Make Simulated Papyrus
Papyrus scrolls were made by taking slices of the inner part of the papyrus stem and arranging them in perpendicular layers. The layers were then covered with linen and flattened by a stone to get the juices to leak out. Once dried, the layers were stuck together. You can use another water plant to do this. Cut the flat leaves of cattails and soak them in a bucket of water. You may want to add a teaspoon of bleach to kill the pond smell. After they are good and soaked, rinse and replace the water, but this time use a much smaller amount. Add glue or wallpaper paste to the mix. Have the children lay a piece of paper towel down, and then criss-cross the cattail fronds. Cover with a wet piece of cotton cloth, smooth out with a rock, and remove the cloth. Let dry. The paper towel can be trimmed so you don't see it from the front, but keep it on the back to help hold your papyrus together.

Play the MUMMIFIED MATCH GAME! CLICK HERE!

THE CLICKABLE MUMMY!
Go to this site to click on parts of a mummy to learn how the parts were mummified!

Take a Quiz on Ancient

Look closely at the pictures below. Can you guess their function? Read the descriptions and then give it a try!

Question 1
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Sistrum:
This instrument makes a rattling sound by means of rings on the metal cross-bars (now missing). It was used by women in temple ritual which included singing and dancing in honour of the goddess Hathor. A / B / C / D / E
Question 2 Cosmetic pot:
This small jar (approx. 5 cm high) was used to store black eye-liner, made by grinding a lead - sulphide known as galena, which the ancient Egyptians applied all around the eye. It was thought to protect as well as enhance the eyes - men, women and children used it. A / B / C / D / E
Question 3 Scribal palette:
This object was used to store reed pens (in an elongated depression) and to mix the red and black inks (in round wells) which the scribes used in writing out documents on papyrus. A / B / C / D / E
Question 4 Shawbti:
Little statuettes like this one were placed in a tomb as substitutes for the tomb owner when he was called upon in the afterlife to do his corvee duties in the field. As many as 700 shawbtis (which can be made of wood, stone and frequently blue faience, a rough glass substance) have been found in various tombs in Egypt. A / B / C / D / E
Question 5 Canopic jar:
When bodies were mummified, the lungs, liver and intestines were removed and mummified separately and placed in canopic jars. The four jars were placed in the tomb close to the body. Each organ was assigned to a specific jar, identified by the stopper as well as the inscription. This particular jar housed the liver of the deceased. A / B / C / D / E m4