1. 10/9/08 BR- Why is the Rosetta Stone important to the study of Egypt? Today: Using Archaeological Artifacts to learn about the past. BINDERS!

2. Binder Check #3 - Due Friday All the stuff from #1 (Syllabus, Student Bill of Rights, Mac’s Guideline, Reflective Journal #1, Vocabulary #1, Hunter-Gatherer notes) All the stuff from #1 (Syllabus, Student Bill of Rights, Mac’s Guideline, Reflective Journal #1, Vocabulary #1, Hunter-Gatherer notes) All the stuff from #2 (Hunter-Gatherer Intro Paragraph) All the stuff from #2 (Hunter-Gatherer Intro Paragraph) - Guns, Germs and Steel Viewing Guides. - Notes on Guns, Germs, and Steel – “Road to Cargo” diagram Add: Stuff from chapter 1-4 (I’ll add it to the binder if you handed it in!)

3. Task: Break into small groups (no more than 3) Break into small groups (no more than 3) Get an “Artifact Analysis” worksheet Get an “Artifact Analysis” worksheet Analyze the artifact and complete the paper (1 for each) Analyze the artifact and complete the paper (1 for each) Report to the class about your artifact Report to the class about your artifact Compare your findings to the info card. Compare your findings to the info card.

4. Next Unit Start on Chapters 5-7 Start on Chapters 5-7 These chapters talk about Egyptian Religion and the afterlife These chapters talk about Egyptian Religion and the afterlife Read Chapter 7 for tomorrow. We’ll watch a video and if you’ve read the video will make more sense.

5. Vocabulary Journal #4 Chapter 5: shrine, stela, navigate, exquisitely, ma’at, sanctuary, ritual, mortuary Chapter 6: afterlife, festering, meander, immortality, deceased, essential, fluids, embalmer Chapter 7: disembark, swagger, plateau, restlessness, trafficked, lever, constellation, orientation, overseer, erosion, haunch

6. Timeline #2 2700 BCE - Old Kingdom Period Begins 2650-2500 BCE - Pyramid Age (construction of the three major pyramids at Giza) begins 2589-2566 BCE - Khufu (Cheops) rules; builds Great Pyramid at Giza 2558-2532 BCE Sphinx at Giza Built 2532-2504 Menkaure rules, builds 3rd pyramid at Giza

7. Important People #2 Chapter 5: Neferhotep, Plutarch Chapter 6: you pick 1 Chapter 7: Khufu, Thumose IV (tut- moze)

8. Study Questions Chapter 5 1. What form did the Egyptian gods take? 2. Who was the most important god in ancient Egypt? Why? 3. How did Isis recover Osiris’ body after Seth killed him? 4. Why was it very important to King Neferhotep that the god Osiris be well taken care of? 5. Why do you think the king had 14 boats buried with him? 6. What did the Egyptians believe about Horus?

9. Study Questions Chapter 6 1. What did the Field of Reeds mean to ancient Egyptians? 2. Why was the body of a person who died important to the ancient Egyptians? 3. How do we know the “recipe” for making a mummy? 4. Compare natural mummification with mummification by embalmers. 5. What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?

10. Study Questions Chapter 7 1. Why did the king’s men come on barges to the villages along the Nile during flood season? 2. Why did farmers work on pyramids during flood season? 3. How was the Sphinx preserved over thousands of years? 4. Describe 2 ways that water was important in building the pyramids 5. Why do you think people worked on the pyramids? (p.59)