What advancements made in Ancient Egypt are still relevant today? Warm Up What advancements made in Ancient Egypt are still relevant today? 2. State one example of how that advancement is relevant and plays a role in our society today?

Quote of the day!! I hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion -Muhammad Ali

Objective-Students will understand how Egypt became one united kingdom. *Egypt test coming up!!!

Because of their advanced farming techniques, Egyptians had extra amounts of food. Think back to our unit on Mesopotamia. can anyone remember what an extra amount of food is called? (Turn and talk)

What did a surplus of food lead to?

More goods became available in villages along the Nile, and so they began to trade with one another. As Egyptian traders came in contact with these different villages, they started to trade more then just goods; what do you think they began to trade?

Answer- As As Egyptian traders came in contact with these different villages, they started to trade ways of life/culture/government

This lead to an increase in need for a government. (Why This lead to an increase in need for a government. (Why?) With an increase in farming and trade, small kingdoms began to form- and eventually Egypt divided into two kingdoms Upper and Lower Egypt

Narmer Make an inference on who this person might have been based on this picture (Turn and talk)

Guided Practice As a class we will read the passage “Who was Namer”. We will discuss the “gist” of the passage, as well as details that support the gist.

Independent Practice Annotate the reading and answer critical thinking questions.

Group Work In your groups, predict the effect the dynasty systems had on Egypt. Using what you learned in the reading, consider the benefit of a dynasty system and potential problems. Create a T Chart listing the potential benefits and problems

Homework How is the Egyptians form of government different then our government today?