Ancient Egypt Intro

• Ancient History
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Ancient Egypt

What do you know?

Write down as many facts as you can about Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian mathematicians influenced the development of fractions and computers

1. True
2. False

Egyptians believed in one god

1. True
2. False

Egyptians created paper scrolls out of the pulp of large trees

1. True
2. False

When first build the pyramids were covered with polished stone with gold on the top

1. True
2. False

Rich Egyptians often wore wigs to protect against the hot sun

1. True
2. False

Ancient Egyptian doctors performed operations with bronze tools

1. True
2. False

Ancient Egyptians had locks on their doors

1. True
2. False

This object is a

1. Paintbrush
2. Toothbrush
3. Ear cleaner
4. Stone carving tool

This is a...

1. Child's toy doll
2. Lift size sculpture of King Tut
3. A replica of a real person for a tomb
4. A replica servant to serve someone in the afterlife

This is a...

1. Amulet to seal documents
2. Child's toy
3. Piece of a game
4. A pendant

This is a...

1. Whip for naughty children
2. A child's toy
3. Art for a home
4. A necklace

This is a...

1. Temple statue
2. Child's toy
3. Carving of a cat
4. Art for a person's home

Egyptians preferred camels over horses

1. True
2. False

Egyptians went to battle on chariots

1. True
2. False

Everyone was mummified after death

1. True
2. False

Food was put in tombs so the dead person could eat in the afterlife

1. True
2. False

Ancient Egyptian women could own their own property

1. True
2. False

Egyptian kings sometimes married their

1. Mothers
2. Sisters
3. Half sisters
4. Cats

The pyramids were build by

1. Slaves
2. Farmers
3. Captured enemies
4. Paid workers

The first pyramid was not straight

1. True
2. False

Questions about Ancient Egypt

What do you want to find out? 

Write down a few questions in your book

The Pyramids

What can the construction of the pyramids tell us about the Egyptian civilization? 

What connection did farming have to the success of Egypt and the pyramids?

Farming questions? 

What do you notice about the environment in Egpyt?

What are the ideal conditions for farming?

Farming

What did you learn about the rainfall in Egpyt? 

What did you notice about the land near the Nile river?

How did the ancient Egpytians have such an effective agricultural system? 

Sources of evidence

Record

- Type of source

- What you can see in the picture

Primary Sources

Primary sources are materials directly related to a topic by someone who witnessed the events or is from a time in history. These materials include letters, speeches, diaries, newspaper articles from the time, oral history interviews, documents, photographs or artifacts. 

Secondary Sources

People writing about historical events, people, objects, or ideas produce secondary sources because they help explain new or different positions and ideas about primary sources. These were written by someone who was not there at the time. Some examples of secondary sources are textbooks, presentations, documentaries, speeches, websites, blogs or books. 

Archaeological Sources

The archaeological record is the body of physical (not written) evidence about the past. Archaeologists search for new examples of history, such as buildings, artifacts, bones, burials, tombs and shipwrecks. 

Questions

1. How did the Egyptians farm the dry Nile valley?

2. What types of crops were grown?

3. What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?

4. What is an archaeologist and what do they do?

5. Egyptians often reffered to the Nile as a 'gift'. What did they mean by this? 

Agriculture Padlet

Create a Padlet on Agriculture in Ancient Egypt

Include headings- Crops, Flood, Irrigation, Tools, Storage, Food

Rosetta Stone

This fragment was found at el-Rashid (Rosetta) in Egypt , hence its modern name: the Rosetta Stone.

It was dug up in 1799 by French soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte, who were enlarging a fort.

There was an announcement for King Ptolemy V in hieroglyphs and Greek. 

The key

Even though archaeologists had the translation, they still struggled to translate the hieroglyphs. 

The breakthrough came in 1920, when they noticed that the King's name was circled (a cartouche). They then could break the code and could read other Egyptian writing. 

This led to much more knowledge of ancient Egpyt. 

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