Unit 4 - Ancient Egypt
What will we be learning about?
Chapter 5 Ancient Egypt and Kush p 97 - 136
Standards- 6.3a, 6.3b, 6.3c, & 6.3d (Early River Valley Civilizations)
6.4a, 6.4b, & 6.4c (Comparative World Religions)
EQ - How does geography influence the way we live?
What makes a culture unique?
Why do civilizations rise and fall?
Lesson 1 - Why was the Nile River important to ancient Egyptians?
How did the Ancient Egyptians depend on the Nile River to grow their crops?
How did Egypt become united?
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Lesson 2 - How was ancient Egypt governed?
What kind of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?
Why were the pyramids built?
How was Egyptian society organized?
Resources:
- Quizizz Review - Quiz 2 Egypt Culture & Government
- Discovery Education: Journey Through History Video - Egypt
- BrainPop - Seven Wonders
- BrainPop - Egyptian Pharaohs
- BrainPop - Mummies
- Mummy Embalming Activity
- Red Mummy Video
- Book of the Dead TED Video
- Google Arts & Culture - Actual Book of the Dead Page 1
- Google Arts & Culture - Actual Book of the Dead Page 2
- Newsela Article - Egyptian Social Structure (See debate Doc linked below)
- Egyptian Debate Sheet (Print or make a copy)
Lesson 3 - Why was the MIddle Kingdom a “golden age” for Egypt?
Why was the New Kingdom a unique period in ancient Egypt’s history?
How did two unusual pharaohs change ancient Egypt?
Why did the Egyptian empire decline in the late 1200s B.C.?
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