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The Scribe of the Nile
Khufu's pyramid awaits its golden capstone, but its inscription is lost. As Hemiunu's apprentice scribe, learn from the people of Giza and carve the true story of how Egypt raised it before the sun sets.
- 7 concepts
- 10 exercises
- About 10 minutes
- Before & after check
Built from the study material “World History Ch. 3: Ancient Egypt and the Old Kingdom”. The lessons and exercises below come from that material. Upload your own notes to get a game like this one.
What you'll learn
Unit 1 · The gift of the Nile
The Nile's yearly flood
The student can explain how the flood made farming possible and order the three seasons of the farming year.
Unit 2 · Pharaoh, society and writing
The social pyramid
The student can place Egyptian roles in the levels of society and say what each level did.
Hieroglyphs and scribes
The student can explain how hieroglyphs work and what cartouches, papyrus and the Rosetta Stone are.
Unit 3 · Building for eternity
Who built the pyramids
The student can use the evidence to explain who built the pyramids and why the slave story is wrong.
How the Great Pyramid was built
The student can describe, in order, how a block got from the quarry into the pyramid.
Unit 4 · Death and the afterlife
Mummification
The student can put the steps of mummification in order and explain why the heart stayed in the body.
The gods and the weighing of the heart
The student can match the main gods to their roles and explain the weighing of the heart.
Exercises
You'll meet these in order as you play. Each one uses the concept as the rule.
- Exercise 1LessonNot completed
The Nilometer's wall shows the farming year in four carvings, and a fifth that doesn't belong. Set the year in order.
The Nile's yearly flood
- Exercise 2LessonNot completed
The temple relief shows Egypt in three bands. Place each person of Giza in the band where they belong.
The social pyramid
- Exercise 3LessonNot completed
Nebet slides five words across the table. Match each one to what it means before the ink dries.
Hieroglyphs and scribes
- Exercise 4LessonNot completed
Khenu the baker has heard four stories about the pyramid's builders. One of them is false. Which?
Who built the pyramids
- Exercise 5LessonNot completed
Senbi the overseer tests every new scribe: chain the journey of one block from the rock to the pyramid.
How the Great Pyramid was built
- Exercise 6PracticeNot completed
Tjeti, a young farmer, can't see why the village cheers at the Nilometer. Explain it in your own words.
The Nile's yearly flood
- Exercise 7LessonNot completed
The House of Purification's wall shows how a body is prepared for eternity. Put the paintings in order.
Mummification
- Exercise 8LessonNot completed
Meryt quizzes you before the offerings: match each god to the work they do.
The gods and the weighing of the heart
- Exercise 9ReviewNot completed
The causeway gate is sealed with four claims about Egypt's people. Break the one false seal.
The social pyramid
- Exercise 10ChallengeNot completed
The capstone must name what truly raised this pyramid. Weigh the evidence of Giza until one answer stands.
Who built the pyramids · The Nile's yearly flood · How the Great Pyramid was built