Did you know that mastaba means bench in Arabic? Learn why a mastaba was so important to ancient Egyptian architecture. Middle and high schoolers alike stay entertained while reading a passage that describes the virtual tour of Ptah-Hotel and Akhet-Hotep Mastaba.

Concepts

ancient egypt, egypt, egyptian culture, ancient civilizations, ancient history, egyptian pyramids, egyptian history, egyptian hieroglyphics, egyptian hieroglyphs

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Go over the map at the beginning of the virtual tour, so scholars possess a better understanding of the location
• Extend learning by assigning pupils to write a reflection about the mastaba for homework afterwards

Classroom Considerations

• Requires devices with a fast Internet connection speed to download the resource

Pros

• Very visually entertaining and appealing
• Moving through the locations requires the click of a mouse and does not feel complicated or overwhelming

Cons

• The information panels lack a story about the people and focuses mainly on the architecture of the time period

Common Core

RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7