Ancient Egypt
Lesson #6-Ancient Egypt Objective(s): Discuss and analyze the rise and fall of ancient Egypt. Explain the importance of geography to a culture and its economy. Agenda: Bellwork, Egypt Notes, Closure, Cartouche Bellwork: Answer the following questions (look for lesson #6 in google classroom). How does your/our culture honor the ancestors that came before you? What are the traditions associated with paying homage to the deceased?
Ancient Egypt 5000 BCE-350 CE Nile River Valley Climate Isolated and protected(deserts, cataracts, marshes) Flood control Papyrus Hieroglyphics
Ancient Egypt Unification of small kingdoms through trade Narmer-3100 BCE-marks Egyptian Empire 22 dynasties from 3100-322 BCE Old Kingdom (Memphis), Middle Kingdom (Thebes), New Kingdom Pharaoh Religion and life (Re, Hapi, Osiris, Isis, Thoth, Horus, Anubis) Mummification; canopic jars; sarcophagus; pyramids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- MQ5dL9cQX0 365 day calendar, 12 months, 3 seasons Re-sun Hapi-river Osirus-dead Isis-earth/dead Thoth-wisdom and magic Horus-protector of the pharaoh Anubis-mummification and afterlife
Ancient Egypt 5 million in valley and delta Social structure Mudbrick and wood Agrarian Patriarchal Women and legal status
Ancient Egypt Valley of the Kings Hyksos Hatshepsut New Kingdom (1500-1070 BCE)-height of empire and expansion of trade and territory (Nubia) Amenhotep IV(1370)Akhetaton; Aton/monotheism; weakened empire Tutankhamen Ramses II (1279-1213 BCE); Temple at Karnak Decline
Closure Complete Lesson #6 Closure in google classroom How did geography as well as forces of life and death shape daily life in ancient Egypt?