Freshwater Theatre Company

Ancient Egyptian Challenge

Entering the mysterious tomb of King Mentuhotep, your children must use clues and artefacts to unravel the secrets of Ancient Egypt, its landscape, gods and goddesses and rituals of the afterlife. Will they lift the curse and escape the tomb unscathed?

Solve Ancient Egyptian-related tasks, including the recreation of an Egyptian landscape, embarking on a journey into the afterlife and becoming keen archeologists in the Artefacts Challenge, in order to impress King Mentuhotep and lift the curse of the tomb!

Key Areas

• The Egyptian Landscape - Nile, Pyramids, The Valley of the Kings
• The Afterlife Challenge - creating a scene about those involved in the preparation of the body and meeting the Gods
• The Artefacts Challenge - featuring Tutankhamun’s funeral mask and Papyrus paper with hieroglyphs

Curriculum Link

• The achievements of the earliest civilizations – Ancient Egypt

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