How Were These Objects Used?

How Were These Egyptian Objects Used?

Hint: Similar items are used in modern day

Guess each Egyptian object's use

Pretend you are an Egyptologist (someone who studies Egypt) and you must figure out how these objects from ancient Egypt were used.

Item 1

What could it be?

Multiple Choice

What is item #1?

• earrings

• serving spoons for food

• percussion instruments

• early prosthetic hands

Item 2

What use did this item from Ancient Egypt have?

Multiple Choice

What is Item #2?

• a bread holder

• an early scale

• a head rest

• a place to store fruit

Item 3

What does it remind you of?

Multiple Choice

What is item 3?

• a bell used by priests to praise the gods in religious festivals

• a mallet used by craftsmen to help with the building of temples

• An artist's depiction of a pear

• Used as a torch for builders in Egyptian pyramids

Item 4

Any ideas what these items were used for?

Multiple Choice

What gender do you think item #4 belongs to?

• male

• female

Item 5

What could this be?

Multiple Choice

What is item #5?

• a pot for grinding grain

• a pot for Kohl (a make-up like eyeliner)

• an ink well

• a pot for spices

Item 6

Can you think of what these were used for?

Multiple Choice

What is the use of item #6?

• figurines left as offerings at the temples

• game pieces

• good luck charms

• tokens to keep track of trade