1. L/O: To identify how the Egyptians treated their ill, and how this compared to prehistoric people. Egyptian Medicine

2. What do we know about Ancient Egypt? 3,500BC - Early settlers in the Nile Valley. 3,100BC - Hieroglyphics developed. 2,600BC - Pyramids of Giza built. 1400BC - Tutankhamun became pharaoh.

3. Cairo Pharmacy What are these items and how do you think they would have been used in Ancient Egypt to cure illnesses?

4. Dates as a laxative to clear ‘blockages’. Honeyin many remedies Rotten Fish to force people to be sick to clear ‘blockages’. Malachiteto heal eye infections. Stickto remove tapeworms.

5. L/O: To identify how the Egyptians treated their ill, and how this compared to prehistoric people. Egyptian Medicine

6. The Egyptians used a variety of common, natural treatments to deal with sickness.

7. You have a pack of information on your table about Egyptian medicine. You have 15 minutes to read through the information and make notes about it on your table. There will be a speed quiz afterwards. Explain key features of Egyptian medicine. Compare Egyptian medicine to prehistoric medicine. ★ Begin to suggest why Egyptian medicine advanced so far.

8. SimilaritiesDifferences Think about what you know about prehistoric medicine and Egyptian medicine. Make a list of all the similarities, and all the differences between the two.