The Mummy Maker

After you have finished the first draft of your Sugar in the Raw essay as well as your Ancient Egypt time line, check out this enrichment activity: The Mummy Maker!

First define and understand the following vocab terms.

• Resin
• Linen
• Embalm
• Vulnerable

Then go to THE MUMMY MAKER game.

Follow the directions and the story on The Mummy Maker game. Read carefully! Do NOT skip the introduction. Answer the following questions based on what you read and do in the game.

1. In which Egyptian Kingdom are you living? Who is Pharaoh?
2. Who are the characters in this game? (Name all 4.)
3. What is your goal?
4. What happens if you fail?
5. What do you do with the body before you embalm it?
6. Which tool did you choose first? What was the result?
7. What are the four ogans that are stored in canopic jars?
8. Who watches over each of them?
9. How do you spell Ramose’s name in Egyptian hieroglyphs?
10. What do you need to remove from the body so that it will not decay? How is it removed?
11. How did you make Ramose look his best for the afterlife?
12. Where are the amulets used? Why?
13. Why don’t you want to ask the scribe to make a label for Ramose?