Kids' Questions About Egypt

In January one of my former coworkers asked me if I could help out with a project for her students.  They had been learning about Ancient Egypt in History class and she thought it would be fun if they could ask me questions about modern-day Egypt.  A blog was set up to allow the kids to post questions and to allow me to post answers.  There were many very good and thoughtful questions, but some were also highly entertaining.  Spelling, punctuation, and formatting have been preserved as much as possible.  :-)

• When I think of Egypt I think of ancient or rural Egypt. But I also think of the beutiful city. Not including the desert, what do you think the country has the most; rural or urban? If you can’t answer this you may just take a guess or answer a somewhat similar question. What did you enjoy the most about Egypt?  Thank you for reading this -if you did- and stay tuned for more of my questions, Noah 

• My name is, Liz. I am in sixth grade, I love baby bears, and the show Here Comes Honey BooBoo. I also like to play poker and I was wondering if there is gambling in Egypt.  Thanks a billion, Liz

• I’m Carson  history is not at the top of my list for classes but it’s no where near the bottom. As you already know we are studying Egypt and a question I have is does Egypt have community’s or is it just one big city with lot’s of houses.

• does Egypt have fast food restuarants or stores like we do in Maryland?  If they don’t, I would feel bad for them. 

• Wat is Egypt’s life style? Do they worship The One True God Jesus Christ, or do they worship idles and other false gods? Wat kinds of food do they eat? Thanks for helping me out!! May God Bless You, Taylor

• Do people have pets in Egypt or is it to hot for them to survive?

• Its Matt. I was wondering about the ways of the Egyptian school. How do they get paper when they live nowhere close to the forest? Do they still write on stone tablets? What do Egyptian schools look like?

• When we were learning about Egypt and their cultures we found out they wrote on clay tablets. I know we right on paper and use pens and pencils . I was wondering  if in Egypt you guys still use clay tablets ?

• this will be my last question and my most important. What is Egypt like? is it fun or is it hard with all the government problems. Finley thank you for answering all of my questions. 

• I was wondering if the woman in Egypt whore alot of make-up/Sparkles? Like if they do is it BOLD or fant to see? Thx! =D

• I was just wondering, are there candy shops in Egypt?

• Is it different from the USA? do you live in one of those mud house or a regular house that we live in or You use to live in?

• What kind of jobs do they have there? Do they have the same jobs they had in acient Egypt or is there modern jobs there?

• What are the people like there? Are they happy and nice? Or are they sad and not socailable?

• i was wondering what languages they speak in Egypt? like  in america we speak english and in mexico they speak spanish is there a specific language for egypt?

• I was wondering. What is the most popular candy? Is it sour, sweet, hard, or chewy? Thanks a billion, Liz

• What’s your favorite activity to do in Egypt? Is there bowling? 

• deer Mrs P.  Do people speak inglish in Egypt please reply

• What is the transportation situation there. Thanks

• are there any candles in Egypt?

• What happened to the city of Memphis. What is Egypt best known for. What is Egypt’s best trade. I couldn’t think so that’s why its  so short oh yeh hi Mrs P.

• Do people still believe in the after life? I do not know how the Egyptians came up with such a crazy and nonsense idea. But it is a kinda funny idea!

• I have been puzzled about something. Do Egyptians still believe in the false gods that they believed in in the ancient times?! By the way I think you and your husband are really brave to go to Egypt during all the fighting going on!!

• When people die, do they still mummify the dead body? My class is about to learn about mummies like how to mummify a body and all that disgusting stuff. Well at least I think its disgusting but I also find it very interesting!

And Finally:

Thank you for replying to all my posts. I hope to meet you (and like you) one day. I don’t think I’ve ever talked to a teacher as a friend like I have to you. Except Mrs. P. at the lower school (edit: the Principal); we had frequent visits with each other.  Thanks again, Noah