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Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 1

Bronze:

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach?

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver?

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs?

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines?

Silver:

Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars? Why was this?

Gold:

They threw the brain away why? How has our understanding of the brain changed from what the Egyptians believed?

93 responses to “Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 1”

  1. Abigail F.

    Bronze
    1) Jackal
    2) Human
    3) Baboon
    4) Falcon
    Silver
    To store important internal organs of dead Pharaohs and Wealthy members of society.
    Gold
    they thought brain is useless in the afterlife. We think brain is one of the most important part of our body.

    1. Ameera K.

      **Bronze:

      1/Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach?
      The animal that protects the stomach is a jackal
      2/Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver?
      The head if a human protects the liver.

      3/Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs?
      A baboon protects the lungs.

      4/Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines?
      A falcon protects the intestines .

      **Silver:
      The ancient egyptians used to put organs in 4 jars when pharoas or someone important died because they thought that it represented the son of God horus that will watch over them in the afterlife .

  2. Haroon E.

    Bronze:

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach? Hours

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver? Baboons

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs? jackal

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines? human

  3. Haroon E.

    Bronze:

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach? Hours

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver? Baboons

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs? jackal

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines? humanรน

  4. Nabiha I.

    Bronze
    The Duamutef protect stomic
    The Imsety protect liver
    The Hapy protect lung
    The Qebehsenuef protect intestenes

  5. Max P.

    Bronze.
    1. Jackal is for stomach.
    2. human is for the liver.
    3. Hapy is for the lungs.
    4. Qebehenuef is for the intestines.

    silver.
    The orenes are in the jars so they don’t rot.

  6. Bronze:
    The jackal head protected the stomach.
    The human head protected the liver.
    The baboon head protected the lungs.
    The falcon head protected the intestines.

    Silver:
    They use the canopic jars so that the Egyptian God Horus will be watching them

  7. Eva H.

    bronze;
    1;the head of the jackal pertects the stomach
    2;the head of a human pertects the liver
    3;the head of the baboon pertects the lungs
    4;the head of a falcon pertects the intestince
    silver
    keeping organs in conopic jars is a imorptant process of mummafacoin and they belive they are important in the afterlife
    gold
    they threw the brain away as they thought it would be useless in the afterlife in our day and age the brain is important to learn from and for science and medicane

  8. Ebnezere A.

    Brozen
    The jackal
    The human
    The baboon head
    The falcon head
    Sliver
    They kept their organs in canopic jars because they believed the afterlife was real and wanted to keep them safe.
    Gold
    Our understanding of the brain is that we would die without it , The Brian is the most important organ but the Egyptians didnโ€™t think so

  9. Carter D.

    Bronze:
    The head of a jackal.
    The head of a human.
    The head of a baboon.
    The head of a falcon.

    Silver:
    So they could protect it for the afterlife.

    Gold: They threw the brain away because they thought they wouldnโ€™t need it for the after life.

  10. Hamida K.

    Bronze:
    The jar that protects the stomach is Duamutef.
    The jar that protects the liver is Imsety.
    The jar that protects the lungs is Hapy.
    The jar that protects the intestines is Qebehsenuef.
    Silver:
    They used canopic jars for the later life because that what they belived.
    Gold:
    They threw it because they thought it was not important.
    Because we think that our brain is very important to us.

  11. Jari V.

    Bronze:
    1. Duamutef protects the stomach.
    2. Imsety protects the liver.
    3. Hapy protects the lungs.
    4. Qebehsenuef protects the intestine.

    Silver:
    Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars? Why was this?
    The Egyptias kepttheir organs in canopic jars because they believed this would keep them safe in their afterlife.

    Gold:
    They threw the brain away why? How has our understanding of the brain changed from what the Egyptians believed?
    The Egyptians threw the brain away because they thought it was useless, however we now think it is useful.

  12. IsaiahW0914

    Gold
    Thew away the brain because they it is not use full in the after life

  13. IsaiahW0914

    Sliver
    So they can be protects by them

  14. IsaiahW0914

    The duamutef head protects the stomach
    The Imsety head protects the liver
    The head of a baboon protects the lungs
    The head Qebehsenuef protects the intestines

  15. Alya M.

    The jackal head
    The human head
    The baboon head
    The falcon head

    1. Mustafa A.

      Bronze
      1)The jackal head
      2)The human head
      3)The baboon head
      4)The falcon head

      Silver
      The Egyptians kept there organs in canonic jars because they believed the head of the animals were gods

      Gold

      They threw the brain away because they thought it was not needed in the after life .They would throw the brain away during the mummification process because it would just rot and turn the body brown.

  16. Dean-Junior L.

    Bronze.
    1, Which animal head is on the jar the protects the stomach?
    Duamutef protects the stomach.
    2, Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver?
    Imsety protects the liver.
    3, Which animal is on the jar that protects the lungs?
    Happy protects the lungs.
    4, Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines?
    Qebehsenuef protects the intestines.

    Silver.
    Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars ? Why was this ?
    They kept their organs in canopic jars because they believed the afterlife was real and wanted to keep them safe.

    Gold .
    1,They threw the brain away why ?
    They threw the brain away because they thought the brain was useless in the afterlife.
    2, How has our understanding of the brain changed from what the Egyptians believed?
    Our understanding of the brain is that we would die without it , The Brian is the most important organ but the Egyptians didnโ€™t think so.

  17. Sumayyah A.

    Bronze:
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach? The head of a Jackal protects the stomach.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver? The head of a human protects the liver.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs? The head of a baboon protects the lungs.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines? The head of a falcon protects the intestines.

    Silver:
    Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars? Why was this? They kept their organs in canopic jars because they were important to them and help them in the afterlife.

    Gold:
    They threw the brain away why? How has our understanding of the brain changed from what the Egyptians believed? They threw the brain away because they felt it was useless in the afterlife. We now know the brain is needed as it is very important to control our body and everything we do.

  18. Jebrin Y.

    Bronze:
    1) The Jackal
    2) A Human
    3) A Baboon
    4) A Falcon
    _____________________________________________________________
    Silver:
    1) When a Pharoah was mummified they put 4 of their organs in canopic jars to store them.
    _____________________________________________________________
    Gold:
    1) They thought the brain was useless in the afterlife. We now know that the brain is one of the most important organs as it tells our body what to do.

    1. Mrs Begum

      Well done . Explain silver challenge with a little more details.

  19. Aadam R.

    Bronze
    Duamutif protects the stomach

    Imsety protects the liver

    Hapy protects the lungs

    Qebehsenuef protects the entestsines

    Silver

    Organs were kept in conopice jars because they believed it will be weighed by the gods.

    Gold

    They thrown away the brain because they didnโ€™t think it wouldโ€™ve be important in after life
    And now they donโ€™t in 2023

  20. Andreea-Maya M.

    The one that protects the stomach is called Duamutef
    The animal on the head that protects the Liver is called the god Imsety
    The aminmal that protects the lungs is called the god happy
    The animal on the jar head is called the the god qebehsenuef

  21. Charis O.

    Gold
    The Egyptians believed that they don’t need the in the afterlife ,although now we believe that we need the brain because it actually controls our body.

  22. Charis O.

    I did silver and bronze on strike so I will fo gold .

    1. Mrs Begum

      Yes you did Charis . Well done ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  23. Mustafa Z.

    Bronze:
    1- Head of a Jackal
    2- Head of a Human
    3- Head of a Baboon
    4- Head of a Falcon.

    Silver:
    Because they believe the organs will be safe for the afterlife.

    Gold:
    Our understanding of the brain is we can not do anything without it and the Egyptians believed the brain was useless and they threw it away in the bin.

    1. Mrs Begum

      Good try but I will like you to answer Bronze in full sentences.

  24. Emil D.

    bronze
    1.Duamutef protects the stomach
    2.Imsety protects the liver
    3.Hapy protects the lungs
    4.Qebehsenuef protects the intestines
    Silver
    The egyptians held their organs in canopic jars because they believed it would guide them in the afterlife.It was to give them another life.
    Gold
    The brain was thrown away because it was useless in the afterlife.

  25. Javishan R.

    Bronze:
    The head of the jackal is on the jar that protects the stomach.
    The head of a human is on the jar that protects the liver.
    The head of a baboon is on the jar that protects the lungs.
    The head of the falcon is on the jar that protects the intestines.

    Silver:
    The Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars because they wanted to keep their organs safe.
    These organs are the first parts of the body to decompose (rot).
    The head of different Gods were on the lids to protect what was inside.
    They believed they needed them in the afterlife.

    1. Mrs Begum

      Well done ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ. Why was the brain thrown away ?

  26. Hishaam G.

    The jackal head is the one what protects the stomach
    The human head protects the liver
    The baboon head protects the organs
    The falcon head protects Insteans
    Silver
    Becaues to make sure they had them for the afterlife

  27. Zakariyah T.

    I completed my bronze and silver challenges in my basic skill book in school.
    Gold
    they thought it is not useful in the afterlife. Are brains have changed by going school get more knowledge.

    1. Mrs Begum

      Well done . What was the real reason why the brain was thrown away ? Remember what MR Russel told us?

  28. Ranj M.

    Bronze
    The canopic jar that protects the stomach is the jackal
    The canopic jar that protects the liver is the human.
    The canopic jar that protects the lungs is the baboon
    The canopic jar that protects the intestines is the falcon

    Silver
    They threw away the brain because they thought it was not important for the after life

    Gold
    They threw away the brain because they thought it was not important in the afterlife
    Our understanding is far different because they thought the brain is not important for the after life.

  29. Adrian O.

    Silver:
    Because since they believe in the afterlife they thought they would need them after death.
    To preserve them is why they put them in jars.

    Gold:
    They threw away the brain because they thought it was not important in the afterlife.
    Our understanding of the brain is that without it we would die and that it is the most important organ but the Egyptian didn’t think so.

  30. Zainullah S.

    Bronze
    1. The canopic jar that protects the stomach is the jackal.
    2. The canopic jar that protects the liver is the human.
    3. The canopic jar that protects the lungs is the baboon
    4. The canopic jar that protects the intestines is the falcon.

    Silver
    The Egyptians kept the organs in canopic jars because they could be safe on the journey to the afterlife.

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