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Sixth Grade Social Studies
ANCIENT EGYPT
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• What do you notice about the map?
• What is the river that flows through Egypt?
• Where does the river end?
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PYRAMIDS- Tombs of the Pharaohs(Kings)
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MUMMIES- To preserve bodies for the afterlife
KING TUT
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Hieroglyphics- Symbols for Writing
Scribes were the people who went to school to learn HOW to write in hieroglyphics. Not everyone learned to write.
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Egyptians made papyrus paper to write and draw on.
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The Papyrus plant came from the Nile.
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The end result- writing and pictures
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RELIGION- Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses ( polytheism).
THOTH- God of Writing and knowledge
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THE NILE RIVER- offered farming
Because of the Nile land around the river was fertile. Many Egyptians were farmers because the Nile provided good soil for farming.
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THE NILE RIVER offered transportation- a way for people and goods to travel.
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Egyptian Life Homes
Homes were made of clay and mud. Some people had jobs within homes. They made cloth, cooked or cleaned.
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THE EXPERTS ON ANCIENT EGYPT