Presenting Ancient Egypt

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Presenting Ancient Egypt
Monday, November 7th 2011
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Quote of the Day
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Label the following countries on your map of
Africa

• Morocco
• Tunisia
• Algeria
• Libya
• Egypt
• Republic of the Sudan
• South Sudan

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Ancient Egypt Facts

• Essential Question Did the contributions of
  ancient Egyptians have any influence on our life
  today?
• Think about the informational text you read on
  Friday does any of that stuff seam relevant to
  today?

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Key Vocabulary

• Hieroglyphics
• papyrus
• mummy
• Kush
• Aswan High Dam
• dynasty
• pharaohs
• pyramids
• Nubia
• Nile river
• silt
• delta

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silt

• Fertile soil deposited by a river

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Delta

• The triangular-shaped deposit of rich soil at a
  river mouth

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Kush

• An ancient Nubian kingdom in northern Sudan
• Nubia in ancient times, the Nile river valley of
  southern Egypt and northern Sudan

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Hieroglyphics

• An Egyptian writing system in which symbols stand
  for meanings or sounds

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http//www.eyelid.co.uk/hiero1.htm
Go to this website to type secret hieroglyphic
notes!
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http//www.eyelid.co.uk/Egyptian_Videos/Animal_Mum
mies.html

• Ancient Egypt science of mummifying animals
• Ancient Egyptians believed animals communicated
  with gods and had a closer proximity to the gods.

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Discovering Ancient Egypt

• http//www.eyelid.co.uk/index.htm

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We will have a POP Quiz on this pyramid

• Look on page 214 in the textbook
• Study the social systems pyramid!

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Note this pyramid is not the same as the one in
the text book. Use the one in the text to study
for the quiz!
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Why is the Nile called Egypts lifeline?

• TALK ABOUT IT

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Why is the Nile called Egypts lifeline?

• The Nile can be used to
• water crops
• Catch fish
• Carry goods for trade on boats
• To be explores for other resources

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The Niles floods have enriched the soil and
irrigated crops.
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Why might the Greeks have called hieroglyphics
sacred?
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Because they were used in temples and monuments!
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Exit Task Create Passports to Africa