The Egypt Game chapter 13 16 Teammate Christina

The Egypt Game chapter 13 -16 Teammate: Christina, Helen, May, Renee

Summary • Ch 13: Moods and Maybes • Ken and Toby decided to re-join the Egypt game, at first, April wasn’t trust those boys, but after conserving those boys, she knew that they’re true to the game. • Ch 14: Hieroglyphics • When Toby mentioned the idea of using the alphabet of the hieroglyphics, April wasn’t happy for that；However, they realized the convenience of the mysterious words, and then they made themselves new Egyptian’s names.

Summary • Ch 15: The Ceremony for the Dead • Elizabeth’s pet, prince-Pete-ho-tep is death. They hold a ceremony for the prince. Finally Petey goes to sleep in the pyramid peacefully. They’re all involved in this ceremony; they don’t know someone had been overheard. • Ch 16: The Oracle of Thoth • Mrs. Granger asks her students to research oracle. Toby is interested in it; therefore he comes up with lots of ideas for Egypt game. They build an altar for Thoth. They draw straws, and winner could be the first one to ask questions. Ken got this chance. Toby assists Ken to ask question. Although they don’t get answer immediately from Thoth, they will keep finding out it.

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Translate Your Name into Hieroglyphics http: //ngm. nationalgeographic. com/ngm/egypt/translator. html

Mummy • Preparing mummies: • 1. Top: making the sarcophagus. A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. In Ancient Egypt, a sarcophagus formed the external layer of protection for a royal mummy 2. Bottom: Bandaging and preparing the mummy. http: //www. egyptologyonline. com/mummification. htm

Thoth A Egyptian god of wisdom. • He is the author of all works of science, religion, philosophy, and magic. • It is also to be declared him the inventor of astronomy, the science of numbers, mathematics, geometry, land surveying, medicine, botany, theology, civilized government, the alphabet, reading and so on. What do you think the Thoth look like?

Questions 1. How do you think about April’s feelings after her mother sent her the letter? 2. Why did April say that it’s all Caroline’s fault to make her cry, and what does this mean? 3. Why did April choose Bastet to be? 4. The members of Egypt Game has settled down, how do you think about their Egypt Game, and how will it go? 5. If you are obsessed with a game like the Egypt Game, what’s that and what will it be like?

Questions 6. Who is the highest priest/priestess in the ceremony of prince Pete-ho-tep? 7. How long do the preparation of the dead and the funeral ceremony take? 8. What is the meaning of oracle? 9. What do you think the Thoth look like? 10. Do you think Toby is a responsible priest? Why or why not?