Name: Fact File Find a balanced view. Class: Ancient Egyptians ate hedgehogs The Ancient Egyptians liked The Fact File provides you with information that may or as part of their meals. to play board games. may not be true about Ancient . Got a project coming up? I went to the public library and borrowed a book about I read from National Geographic Kids -Everything Ancient Some of them are based on mere opinions. Your first task is . The book mentioned that Ancient Egyptians Egypt that the Egyptians liked to play board games such as to discern whether the claims made are true or otherwise. Visit http://www.nlb.gov.sg/sure/six-steps-to- success-2/ to find out what are the six steps to ate hippos, gazelles, cranes as well as smaller animals such , Mehen and . Though the rules for 1. Read carefully. conduct a successful information search. as hedgehogs for meals. I believe this to be true since the these games are long forgotten, there are modern games 2. Tick the circle with “Fact” or “Opinion” based on your information is from a book that is available at the library. that are similar to the games Ancient Egyptians play now careful evaluation. like Snakes and Ladders and Backgammon. 3. Write down your reasons in the box provided. Well-researched topic FACT OPINION FACT OPINION Some examples... Tutankhamun became Pharaoh at the age of 9. I read it in a book called Everything Ancient Egypt by National Geographic that Tutankhamun became Pharoah in 1333 BCE when he was 9 years old. Because he was so young, he had advisors - General Horemheb and Ay, Primary Secondary River Nile is the longest river in the world! who helped him rule the country. research: research: The Egyptians only ever mummified people. FACT OPINION Using an online encyclopedia, I found out that this river is 6,650 km long! The encyclopedia stated that it flows Ancient Egyptians were very fussy people, so they only This information is from a non-fiction book created by a reliable Start by doing a search Cross-check information through Burundi to the . It crosses mummified their kings. It was such a big deal to be author of the subject: National Geographic. through sites like Google, or found in primary research Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan and of course Egypt! I was reading mummified that only the richest Egyptians could afford to Wikipedia to find interviews, with books, scholarly journals a book I borrowed from the public library and it tells me be mummified, because you would need a lot of gold to be Tutankhamun was murdered. memoirs, and summaries and databases to ensure facts that during Ancient Egyptian times, the river was swarming buried with, and priests had to be hired to mummify you. about the subject. But don’t are extracted accurately. with a parasite called schistosoma. This tiny wormlike There were many theories on Tutankhamun’s death that I read online just stop here! from websites like whokilledit.com that he was murdered by his vizier Ay. creature will burrow into the skin and lay eggs. FACT OPINION I think he was murdered because when an archaeologist unwrapped his mummy, they found a dark patch of dried blood on the back of his skull. FACT OPINION FACT OPINION

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Ancient Egyptians died from sand baths. There were only male Pharoahs in Egypt. What to look out for when On egyptiansRkewl.blogspot.com, it claims that Ancient My friends say the only Pharoahs they’ve heard of are reading information Egyptians enjoyed hot sand baths in their free time. Tutankhamun, Ramses and Amenhotep. The word Unfortunately, desert scorpions are abundant in warm sand. “Pharoah” also probably means “King”, so there cannot These nasty critters would emerge from the loosened sand LESS RELIABLE MORE RELIABLE be any female Pharoahs. and sting the Egyptians. The venomous sting could cause Contains opinion keywords like Contains research statistics that can be cross-checked stupidity, hallucinations and sometimes, death. FACT OPINION • I think... with reputable sources. There will also be citations in • I believe... the source. FACT OPINION • I feel... Constant updates to websites Unverified information Attempts to remain neutral • Someone told me... Cleopatra died from an asp bite! • I read it somewhere... The creator of website is reliable or the author has • My friend said... relevant qualifications on the subject Ancient Egyptian soldiers were Asps were very easily available in the olden days, they • I saw it on YouTube/Wikipedia/Facebook... were basically Egyptian cobras! I found out that asps are so Reliable domain name of websites: as young as 10 years old. poisonous from snakeswillkillyounow.com. It even killed Website has not been updated • edu = educational I read from the book Female Pharaohs Wore False Beards that Cleopatra, the last female pharaoh of Egypt! • com= commercial Spelling or grammar errors a child would be signed up with the military once his family • mil = military decided he was to have a military career. Children as young I read about it in No Fear Shakespeare: Anthony and Cleopatra Examples: • gov = government as five could join the army, though their actual time in the that she died from an asp bite so she could be with • Blogs • org = non-profit army didn’t begin until much later. Life in the army was so Anthony and live happily ever after. • Web forums good they even got to travel in chariots! • Individual or business websites FACT OPINION • Materials published by an organisation or FACT OPINION individual that may have an ulterior motive

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One of these animals was eaten by the Ancient Egyptians. Identify the main mode of transportation for soldiers. Y Find the God of the Sun. How many of this animal L L can you find in the map?

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Circle 3 things in this picture that the Ancient Egyptians mummified. Find the Hieroglyphics that spell the word ‘sand’.

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