1. BELL RINGER
Tell me 2 things you know or have heard about the ancient Egyptians.
List 1 thing you would like to learn about the Egyptians

2. Bell Ringer 10/19/17
Why did the ancient Egyptian civilization choose to settle in Egypt?

3. Bell Ringer 10/19/17
Why did the ancient Egyptian civilization choose to settle in Egypt?
Because the Nile River is located in Egypt and floods often, making the land around the river good for farming & they had water.

4. Finish Gallery Walk:
Step 1: Finish reading

5. Finish Gallery Walk:
Step 2: Create a hypothesis with shoulder partner(s) that answers our original question:
“What was life like in ancient Egypt?”
USE EVIDENCE FROM THE GALLERY WALK TO SUPPORT YOUR HYPOTHESIS

6. What was life like in ancient Egypt?
Gallery Walk
What was life like in ancient Egypt?
Religion, architecture, daily life, clothing, traditions, food, art, government & social hierarchy (classes), jobs,
#1-7, spacing 2-3 lines

7. Underline info that is new
Highlight info you concluded from gallery walk

17. EGYPTIANS

19. VOCAB POSTER Cataracts 2) Rosetta Stone 3) Delta 4) sphinx
5) Pharaoh 6) obelisk
7) Dynasty 14) exports
8) Nobles 15) imports
9) Afterlife +5 print word neatly
10) Mummies +10 Definition
11) Pyramids +5 Example
12) Hieroglyphics +5 Scene or pic in color
13) Engineering

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21. VOCAB Cataracts 2) Rosetta Stone 3) Delta 4) sphinx
5) Pharaoh 6) obelisk
7) Dynasty -exports
8) Nobles -imports
9) Afterlife -merchants
10) Mummies -Ramses
11) Pyramids -Menes
12) Hieroglyphics - Khufu
King Tut -Engineering

22. Bell Ringer 10/20/17
Describe the Egyptians beliefs about the afterlife:

23. Bell Ringer 10/20/17
Describe the Egyptians beliefs about the afterlife:
-There was an afterlife, they believed you would need your organs (not your brain) and other riches, they believed the afterlife was a happy place but that you remained tied to your body and burial site which is why they mummified the wealthy

24. 10/23/17 Bell Ringer: What continent is Egypt on? AFRICA
Who had the honor of being turned into mummies when they died? THE WEALTHY
Which class was at the top of the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt? PHARAOHS & Kings (THE RULERS)
Which class was at the bottom of the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt? THE SLAVES

25. TITLE IT: UNIT 3 Ancient Egypt, NOTES #1, & YOUR NAME

26. 10/23/17 Bell Ringer: What continent is Egypt on?
Who had the honor of being turned into mummies when they died?
Which class was at the top of the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt?
Which class was at the bottom of the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt?

27. “The Wonders of the Pyramids” pg. (69-74)
1) What 3 simple machines were used to construct the pyramids?
2) What was the pyramid security system?
3) Who built the pyramids & why?
4) Give an inside view of a pyramid.
5) How did the large stones get to the building site?
6) Compare a Pyramid to a Ziggurat.

28. NILE RIVER Longest river in the world
Major source of water in N Africa
“gift of the nile”
River flows backwards (upstream)
2 Regions----Upper & Lower
Flooding was PREDICTABLE

29. NATURAL BARRIERS
Earth made physical features that help provide protection
W = Sahara Desert
N = Mediterranean Sea
E = Red Sea
S = Nile Cataracts

30. 2 REGIONS DURING OLD KINGDOM
Lower----was actually in the north
Ruler wore a Red Crown
-Upper----was actually in the south
Ruler wore a white crown
RULERS WERE KINGS

31. PHARAOH
The title used by the rulers of Egypt DURING THE NEW & MIDDLE KINGDOMS
Kings who were thought to be derived from God
Word means “great house”

32. OLD KINGDOM Time period of 2700-2200 B.C.
When the Pyramids were constructed
Lot of pressure on KING

33. MENES 1st Ruler/King of Egypt Started as upper kingdom king
United upper & lower
Wore double crown
Created a new capital?

34. MEMPHIS 1st capital of Egypt after two kingdoms were united
Created by Menes
+ became political & cultural center for centuries

35. DYNASTY Series of rulers from the same family (blood lines)
1st started by Menes
Ruled for 200 years
2nd dynasty challenged and took over

36. KHUFU Most famous king of old kingdom
Legend said he was cruel (but ppl fed well)
Had the Great Pyramid at Giza built
Largest of all pyramids
Over 2 million bricks

37. AFTERLIFE Life after death “happy place” Ka (spirit) Linked to body
Had same needs in next life

38. Exit Slip 10/23/17
How might the natural barriers be an advantage for ancient Egyptians?
How were rulers chosen?
3. What were rulers in the old kingdom called?

39. EXIT SLIP 1) What continent were the Egyptians in?
2) What natural barrier was West of Egypt?
3) Who was Egypt’s first Pharaoh?
4) What was unique about the Nile River?
5) What 2 bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?

40. BR # 11 1) How many days are in a year? 2) Why do we have 12 months?
3) What’s the difference b/w Heliocentric & Geocentric? (root words)

41. EXIT SLIP 1) Why was the Egyptian “Moon Calendar” unsuccessful?
2) How was Sirius vital to the Egyptians?
3) What was the standard measurement used by the Egyptians?
4) Where did the Egyptians get the 5 extra days for their calendar?

42. MUMMIES Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
bodies were embalmed 1st to prevent from decay
Organs removed from body & put in jar (brain---nose)
Only ELITE could afford mummy process

43. PYRAMIDS Stone burial tombs for Egyptian rulers No mortar b/w bricks
False tunnels
Took thousands of workers decades to build one

44. MIDDLE KINGDOM Period of order & stability Ended around 1750 B.C.
Internal conflict caused decline
Invaded from SW Asia
After 200 years they fought back

45. NEW KINGDOM 1500-1000 B.C. Egypt reached its height in power
Invaded others & turned it into an empire
Received goods from Neighboors (Babylonians, Hittites & others)

46. HATSHEPSUT Female Pharaoh Ruled while step-son was too young
Wore a fake beard to appear man-like
Increased Egyptian trade
May have been murdered

47. RAMSES THE GREAT Last Great Pharaoh of Egypt Army captain at age 10
Increased size of kingdom
Signed 1st peace treaty ever with Hittites

48. HIEROGLYPHICS Egyptian form of writing
Symbols or pictures represent sounds
ROSETTA STONE found by French soldier
Decipher/translate

49. KING TUT Tutankhamen = real name Pharaoh that died at young age
Tomb was untouched
found (helped us learn about Egyptians)

50. ANCIENT KUSH Located S of the Egyptians Very good trading society
Controlled by Egypt b/c of fear
Defeated the Egyptians after New Kingdom

51. EGYPTIAN MUMMY PROJECT
First theory of death
How scientist damaged the mummies
Most recent theory of death
In 2005, how did the scientist examine the body

52. PHARAOH FLIP BOOK 1) Time Period
2) Achievement(what is he famous for?)
3) Achievement
4) Architecture (temples/pyramids)
5) Architecture
6) Unique/Interesting Fact
ILLUSTRATION

53. BELL RINGER #7 1) What is the relative location of Egypt
Draw a picture to show your answer
2) In one paragraph describe the religion of the ancient Egyptians
3) Explain how the Nile River was similar & different from the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
4)Explain how the landscape/geography helped the Egyptians but not groups from Mesopotamia

54. EGYPTIAN VOCAB Cataracts + elite + rosetta stone
Delta + pyramids + sphinxes
Menes + engineering + obelisk
Pharaoh + Middle Kingdom + King Tut
Dynasty + New Kingdom + exports
Old Kingdom + trade routes + imports
Khufu + Hatshepsut
Nobles + Ramses
Afterlife + hieroglyphics
Mummies + papyrus

55. afterlife

56. obelisk

57. Red Sea

58. delta

59. cataracts

60. nobles

61. pharaoh

62. hatshepsut

63. khufu

64. ROSETTA STONE

65. QUESTIONS 1) How did they dry out the body of the mummy?
2) Why was King Tut’s tomb important?
3) How were mummies damaged?