Egypt is one of the world's oldest civilizations. Egypt is often called "The Gift of the Nile" because without the mighty Nile, Egypt would never have developed. The purpose of this unit is to familiarize you with the ancient Egyptian civilization, famous pharaohs, Egyptian myths and polytheistic beliefs, and the influence Egypt had on trade in the Middle East.
Essential Questions:
How does the culture of Egypt compare to other ancient civilizations of the Middle East?
How was Egypt able to grow into a prosperous, successful civilization in ancient times?
Go to Google Classroom to pick up your copy of this assignment. Search for ancient Egypt maps and use Google Maps to help you label the geographic features, bodies of water, and city-states.
Primary Source: Herodotus Describes Egypt
Go to Google Classroom to pick up your copy of this assignment. In order to complete these tasks, carefully read Herodotus' description of the geography of ancient Egypt. When you are finished with this document, watch Video #1 and Video #2 on this page.
Log on to "The Nile File" and explore the content. Read carefully and record notes in your copy of the spreadsheet located in Google Classroom. When you are finished, take the quiz on "The Nile File" website.
Go to Google Classroom to pick up your copy of this assignment. In order to complete these tasks, carefully read the description Herodotus provides and answer the document based questions with your team.
Go to Google Classroom to pick up your copy of this assignment. In order to complete these tasks, carefully read the description Herodotus provides and answer the document based questions with your team.
Go to Google Classroom to pick up your copy of this assignment. In order to complete these tasks, watch videos #5, and carefully read the text contained in the document.
Explore this website to learn about the Egyptian afterlife, mummification, and religion. You can use this website to help you complete the Google Document called "Pyramids and Afterlife."
Go to Google Classroom to pick up your copy of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Instagram Project. Use videos #6, #7, and #8 along with credible websites of your choice to help you create a detailed Instagram account for the pharaoh you choose. Include the pharaoh's greatest achievements and important facts about their role in society in the captions for each image.
Watch Video #6: Hatshepsut
Watch Video #7: Ramses - Great Builder, Fighter, Father, Pharaoh
Go to Google Classroom to open your copy of this assignment. This is your last assignment before the assessment, so make sure you are familiar with all of these terms.