1. EGYPT
The Land of Wonders!

2. What Do You Want to Learn?
Fashion
Food
Famous People
Fun Facts
Points of Interest
Current Events
Misc.
Standards & Objectives
Assignment
Works Cited
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3. FOOD Egyptians eat as many as five meals a day!
Breakfast-Usually a drink at home and bread bought on the way to work.
Mid-morning-Bread with cold meat, pickles, or eggs with coffee or tea.
Lunch-May be bread, dates, vegetables, or fish.
Evening meal-Rice with cooked meats or vegetables.
Supper-Usually eaten around 10pm, may consist of a bean dish with fried vegetable balls and grape leaves stuffed with rice.
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4. KING TUT Became Pharaoh at 9 years old
Nov. 4, 1922 Howard Carter discovers the steps leading to the tomb.
He died when he was just 19 years old from complications of a broken leg and a bout with a severe form of malaria.
King Tut’s Mystery Tomb Opened!
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5. King Tut’s Mystery Tomb Opened
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6. CLEOPATRA Last Queen of Egypt and Last Pharaoh
Married to Ptolemy XIII,
Julius Caesar, and Marc Antony
Committed Suicide with the Bite of an Egyptian Cobra
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7. Points of Interest
Abu Simbel
Giza Pyramids
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8. The Nile River
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Sphinx

9. Cairo Museum
Luxor Temple
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10. FASHION
Women
Men
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11. FUN FACTS
In 1995 an archeologist discovered the world’s first lighthouse. It was called Pharos and was one of the 7 Wonders of the World. An earthquake caused it to tumble and it has been a mystery for over 600 years!
Wealthy women wore an “incense cone” on their heads. It was filled with sweet smelling animal fats. During the night the fat would melt and the oil would run down their faces and into their wigs making them smell good.
The Rosetta Stone was found in It had three different types of writing on it: hieroglyphics, demotic, and ancient Greek. In 1822 the hieroglyphics were deciphered.
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12. Current Events Infrared Satellite Reveals 17 Lost Pyramids
Revolutions and the Aftermath in Egypt
Daily News
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15. Hieroglyphic Numbering System
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16. Ancient Hieroglyphics
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17. Standard and Objectives
Sixth Grade Social Studies Standard 1: Objectives 1&3
Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Explain why physical geography affected the development of early civilizations.
Explain how modern governments can trace some of their attributes to the systems of power, authority, and governance established in ancient civilizations.
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ASSIGNMENT
Create a Glog through the Glogster website about the things that you have learned about Egypt and it’s culture. Your Glog must include at least three pictures and a summary about each picture and why it is important. Share your Glog with two other classmates and discuss the similarities and differences between Egypt and our own culture.
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Presented by Sarah Williams
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