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How to access the Egypt Online activity…..
• Go to Internet Explorer• LIBRARY/MEDIA• JFK Middle School Library• Click Enter Library Site• Click 6th grade [on top]• Click Ancient Egypt• Click Online Activity• Follow the specific instructions in your pkt.
When you are finished:1. Hand in your packet to me….be
prepared to be quizzed
2. Go to Google
Type
“online Senet game” in Google
Choose [3rd choice] scroll down to all the activities
OR Choose Choice #1 Hounds and Jackals - The Cleveland
Museum of Art
30 minutes
– “Egypt was the Gift of the Nile.”
– After the video, you will be asked to answer this.
– In 3 sentences, explain what this quote means. Be specific
Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt
Lesson 1:
Geography of Egypt
Lesson 1 VocabularyLesson 1 Vocabulary• silt
• delta
• economy
• irrigation
• Nile River Valley
• Upper Egypt –in the south
• Lower Egypt – in the north
Lesson 2 VocabularyLesson 2 Vocabulary
• pharaoh• pyramid * = place• empire *Memphis• Menes *Thebes• Khufu *Kush• Hatshepsut *Valley of the Kings• Howard Carter• Tutankhamun
Lesson 3 VocabularyLesson 3 Vocabulary
• hieroglyphics
• papyrus
• scribe
• Rosetta Stone
• slavery
Social PyramidSocial Pyramid• pharaoh
• gov’t officials
• soldiers
• scribes
• merchants
• artisans
• farmers
• slaves
Lesson 1
Geography of Egypt
1. Nile River Valley• It’s located around the Nile River• It’s a thin strip of fertile land around the
river• Nile: the longest river in the world-
4000+ miles long»Flows south to north into the
Mediterranean Sea• Most important part of Egyptian life.
1. Nile River Valley [cont’d]
• Upper Egypt
Located in the southern part of Egypt
• Lower Egypt
Located in the northern part of Egypt
DELTA
Med. Sea
RED SEA
Nile River Valley
2. Overflow of the Nile• When does it overflow?
- Every summer after the rainy season.
• What is left behind?
– Silt – clay and bits of black soil and rock
–Many minerals
–After many years, silt built up.
CREATING>>>>>>>>>
3. Nile Delta• Delta: land made by deposits
of silt, sand and small stones at the mouth of the river.
Ancient Egypt’s economy was based
on FARMING!FARMING!
4. Farming Economy• Economy: use of workers and
resources to produce goods• Crops: wheat and grains• Nile: the richest farmland at the
time• Planning: cultivate in the summer,
harvest in October, pick in the spring.
5. Irrigation• Irrigation: watering of dry
lands by means of streams, canals, and pipes. Helped crops!
• Moving/Storing Water:-trapped overflow from the
Nile’s dams-carried in bags-moved in canals- Shadufs- {wells}
6. United VillageWhat was it that united
the village?
COOPERATION!
Lesson 2
History of
Ancient Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt Unite
• Creating a new nation under King Menes-Upper Egypt.
• Double Crown now worn.
• Pharaoh had absolute power unlike our president.
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
How is our president How is our president and a pharaoh different?and a pharaoh different?
PRESIDENTPRESIDENT
• Our president is elected by the people for 4 yrs [8 yrs for a double term]
• A president isn’t buried in a pyramid
PHARAOHPHARAOH• A pharaoh is born
into power• Mummified• Honored as a god
How are they the same?How are they the same?
• leaders• powerful• have people working for them-
governors• Collect taxes from the people• Mostly men
The Great Pyramid- commissioned by King Khufu as his final resting place.
Average person
5’ 5”
The Great Pyramid• 48 stories high –
That’s 24 JFK’s• 13 acres of land• 100,000 workers• 20 years to
complete• The Sphinx sat
outside it, guarding and protecting it.
Learning from an Invasion
• Hyksos (hik-sos)-nomads• Used weapons of advanced technology• What did they use?• Horse-drawn chariots, swords, metal
armor• Egyptians couldn’t protect themselves and
were conquered.• Hyksos took over Egypt- approx. 200 yrs.
With all bad comes good!• Egyptians learned important military
skills from watching the Hyksos.• They learned to ride horses.• They became expert charioteers.• They eventually drove the Hyksos out of
Egypt!• Moral: Watch and learn from your
mistakes!
Valley of the Kings
• Many pharaohs and other rulers were buried there
• Great curiosity to archaeologists• Howard Carter – 1922- found King
Tut’s tomb• The tomb had been closed for 3,200+
years and everything was intact.• http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=historyteachers#p/search/1/cAQyFO_fPmM
May 9 , 1874- March 2, 1939
Sphinx of HatshepsutSphinx of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut- born July 27th
• First woman ruler
• Greatly enriched Egypt’s wealth for 20 yrs.
• Sent PEACEFUL trading expedition to East Africa and Asia- ivory, gold, spices
• Her reign was removed from the walls of Egypt.
Tombs for the Pharaohs
• Planned as soon as he was crowned
• Made of mud brick• PYRAMIDS – • 20 years to complete• 500 pounds per stone• West side of the Nile- (Osiris)
Lesson 3 Egyptian
Civilization
A New Civilization• The Egyptian culture achieved a
level of civilization beyond the New Stone Age.
• A civilization must havethese three elements:–A system of government–A system of religion–A system of learning
A System of Writing• Egyptian writingEgyptian writing = hieroglyphics• Hieroglyphs are the pictures or
signs • Pharaohs often had their important
information carved into the walls or a person’s tombs –told a story
The Rosetta Stone
Egyptians
Religious
Pharaoh
A scribe’s jobsWho is a scribe? • A male• Responsible for keeping track of
taxes and anything else for the pharaoh.
• Well-respected, will never know poverty
• Must give-up play time
Lesson 4
Egyptian Religion
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=historyteachers#p/u/23/1JqlAD7dn-E
Religion• Afterlife: Life
after death• Important part
of daily life• Upper and
Lower Egypt had different gods/goddesses
Eye of Horus
Examples of gods/goddesses
• Amon Re – Sun god• Chief god • Protects the rich and the
poor• Born each day in the east
and dies each day in the west.
• Osiris – god of the living and dead
• god of the Afterlife
• Wife was Isis – most powerful goddess
2. Life Ever After–Souls of the dead needed
supplies to survive in the …NEXT WORLD
(food, jewels, clothes, slaves)
They believed bodies needed to be preserved
• -Mummies: wrapped w/linen and oils….20 layers
• process takes 2-3 months removing organs, (filled w/salt)
• Who gets mummified?- Usually royalty – Pharaohs
or those who could afford it.
Coffin/Sarcophagus
• Mummies inside• Pharaohs had 3-7 coffins – one
inside the other. Why?• Outer most coffin shaped like the
body with painted face. Why? • The mummy industryThe mummy industry
*professional coffin-makers and tomb builders, but also professional mourners. They would wail and scream at funerals, to show how much the dead person would be missed.
In your notebooks:Choose a god or goddess for your
poem1. Which god or goddess most appeals
to you?
2. Why? Be specific
3. Do you have something in common?
4. What is it?
5. What is this god or goddess like? Be descriptive
Where’s My Where’s My Mummy Annual Mummy Annual
Activity?Activity?You and your team are
responsible for wrapping your king or queen for
burial. The judges and I will be walking around,
watching and listening to your group. The best
looking mummy wins, but you must have also worked well together, just like the
Egyptians did.