Ancient Objects Exploration Worksheet

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🏺 Part 1: Looking at Ancient Objects

1. Look at the ancient objects from China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. What do you see?

2. Choose one object that interests you. Which civilisation is it from?

China

Egypt

Greece

Rome

3. Draw your favourite ancient object in the box below:

4. What might this object tell us about how people lived long ago?

5. How do you think this object was used to communicate or tell stories?

First, people might have _________________

Then, they could _________________

Finally, they would _________________

6. Tick all the ways ancient people might have used objects to communicate:

Drawing pictures on pottery

Carving symbols in stone

Writing on papyrus

Making sculptures

7. How is this different from how we communicate today?

In the past: ________________________________

Today: ____________________________________

8. If you were an archaeologist and found this object, what would you want to know about it?

9. Create your own ancient-style message using pictures and symbols to tell a simple story:

10. Explain what your ancient message says: