How to access the Egypt Online activity…..

• Go to Internet Explorer•  LIBRARY/MEDIA• JFK Middle School Library• Click Enter Library Site• Click 6th grade [on top]• Click Ancient Egypt• Click Online Activity• Follow the specific instructions in your pkt.

When you are finished:1. Hand in your packet to me….be

prepared to be quizzed

2. Go to Google

Type

“online Senet game” in Google

Choose [3rd choice] scroll down to all the activities

OR Choose Choice #1 Hounds and Jackals - The Cleveland

Museum of Art

30 minutes

– “Egypt was the Gift of the Nile.”

– After the video, you will be asked to answer this.

– In 3 sentences, explain what this quote means. Be specific

Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt

Lesson 1:

Geography of Egypt

Lesson 1 VocabularyLesson 1 Vocabulary• silt

• delta

• economy

• irrigation

• Nile River Valley

• Upper Egypt –in the south

• Lower Egypt – in the north

Lesson 2 VocabularyLesson 2 Vocabulary

• pharaoh• pyramid * = place• empire *Memphis• Menes *Thebes• Khufu *Kush• Hatshepsut *Valley of the Kings• Howard Carter• Tutankhamun

Lesson 3 VocabularyLesson 3 Vocabulary

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• scribe

• Rosetta Stone

• slavery

Social PyramidSocial Pyramid• pharaoh

• gov’t officials

• soldiers

• scribes

• merchants

• artisans

• farmers

• slaves

Lesson 1

Geography of Egypt

1. Nile River Valley• It’s located around the Nile River• It’s a thin strip of fertile land around the

river• Nile: the longest river in the world-

4000+ miles long»Flows south to north into the

Mediterranean Sea• Most important part of Egyptian life.

1. Nile River Valley [cont’d]

• Upper Egypt

Located in the southern part of Egypt

• Lower Egypt

Located in the northern part of Egypt

DELTA

Med. Sea

RED SEA

Nile River Valley

2. Overflow of the Nile• When does it overflow?

- Every summer after the rainy season.

• What is left behind?

– Silt – clay and bits of black soil and rock

–Many minerals

–After many years, silt built up.

CREATING>>>>>>>>>

3. Nile Delta• Delta: land made by deposits

of silt, sand and small stones at the mouth of the river.

Ancient Egypt’s economy was based

on FARMING!FARMING!

4. Farming Economy• Economy: use of workers and

resources to produce goods• Crops: wheat and grains• Nile: the richest farmland at the

time• Planning: cultivate in the summer,

harvest in October, pick in the spring.

5. Irrigation• Irrigation: watering of dry

lands by means of streams, canals, and pipes. Helped crops!

• Moving/Storing Water:-trapped overflow from the

Nile’s dams-carried in bags-moved in canals- Shadufs- {wells}

6. United VillageWhat was it that united

the village?

COOPERATION!

Lesson 2

History of

Ancient Egypt

Upper and Lower Egypt Unite

• Creating a new nation under King Menes-Upper Egypt.

• Double Crown now worn.

• Pharaoh had absolute power unlike our president.

Upper Egypt

Lower Egypt

How is our president How is our president and a pharaoh different?and a pharaoh different?

PRESIDENTPRESIDENT

• Our president is elected by the people for 4 yrs [8 yrs for a double term]

• A president isn’t buried in a pyramid

PHARAOHPHARAOH• A pharaoh is born

into power• Mummified• Honored as a god

How are they the same?How are they the same?

• leaders• powerful• have people working for them-

governors• Collect taxes from the people• Mostly men

The Great Pyramid- commissioned by King Khufu as his final resting place.

Average person

5’ 5”

The Great Pyramid• 48 stories high –

That’s 24 JFK’s• 13 acres of land• 100,000 workers• 20 years to

complete• The Sphinx sat

outside it, guarding and protecting it.

Learning from an Invasion

• Hyksos (hik-sos)-nomads• Used weapons of advanced technology• What did they use?• Horse-drawn chariots, swords, metal

armor• Egyptians couldn’t protect themselves and

were conquered.• Hyksos took over Egypt- approx. 200 yrs.

With all bad comes good!• Egyptians learned important military

skills from watching the Hyksos.• They learned to ride horses.• They became expert charioteers.• They eventually drove the Hyksos out of

Egypt!• Moral: Watch and learn from your

mistakes!

Valley of the Kings

• Many pharaohs and other rulers were buried there

• Great curiosity to archaeologists• Howard Carter – 1922- found King

Tut’s tomb• The tomb had been closed for 3,200+

years and everything was intact.• http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=historyteachers#p/search/1/cAQyFO_fPmM

May 9 , 1874- March 2, 1939

Sphinx of HatshepsutSphinx of Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut- born July 27th

• First woman ruler

• Greatly enriched Egypt’s wealth for 20 yrs.

• Sent PEACEFUL trading expedition to East Africa and Asia- ivory, gold, spices

• Her reign was removed from the walls of Egypt.

Tombs for the Pharaohs

• Planned as soon as he was crowned

• Made of mud brick• PYRAMIDS – • 20 years to complete• 500 pounds per stone• West side of the Nile- (Osiris)

Lesson 3 Egyptian

Civilization

A New Civilization• The Egyptian culture achieved a

level of civilization beyond the New Stone Age.

• A civilization must havethese three elements:–A system of government–A system of religion–A system of learning

A System of Writing• Egyptian writingEgyptian writing = hieroglyphics• Hieroglyphs are the pictures or

signs • Pharaohs often had their important

information carved into the walls or a person’s tombs –told a story

The Rosetta Stone

Egyptians

Religious

Pharaoh

A scribe’s jobsWho is a scribe? • A male• Responsible for keeping track of

taxes and anything else for the pharaoh.

• Well-respected, will never know poverty

• Must give-up play time

Lesson 4

Egyptian Religion

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=historyteachers#p/u/23/1JqlAD7dn-E

Religion• Afterlife: Life

after death• Important part

of daily life• Upper and

Lower Egypt had different gods/goddesses

Eye of Horus

Examples of gods/goddesses

• Amon Re – Sun god• Chief god • Protects the rich and the

poor• Born each day in the east

and dies each day in the west.

• Osiris – god of the living and dead

• god of the Afterlife

• Wife was Isis – most powerful goddess

2. Life Ever After–Souls of the dead needed

supplies to survive in the …NEXT WORLD

(food, jewels, clothes, slaves)

They believed bodies needed to be preserved

• -Mummies: wrapped w/linen and oils….20 layers

• process takes 2-3 months removing organs, (filled w/salt)

• Who gets mummified?- Usually royalty – Pharaohs

or those who could afford it.

Coffin/Sarcophagus

• Mummies inside• Pharaohs had 3-7 coffins – one

inside the other. Why?• Outer most coffin shaped like the

body with painted face. Why? • The mummy industryThe mummy industry

*professional coffin-makers and tomb builders, but also professional mourners. They would wail and scream at funerals, to show how much the dead person would be missed.

In your notebooks:Choose a god or goddess for your

poem1. Which god or goddess most appeals

to you?

2. Why? Be specific

3. Do you have something in common?

4. What is it?

5. What is this god or goddess like? Be descriptive

Where’s My Where’s My Mummy Annual Mummy Annual

Activity?Activity?You and your team are

responsible for wrapping your king or queen for

burial. The judges and I will be walking around,

watching and listening to your group. The best

looking mummy wins, but you must have also worked well together, just like the

Egyptians did.