1. History of the Ancient and Medieval World Egypt: Gift of the Nile Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111

2. Assignment 1 Bring text every day this week. Add details to map (use slide #4 and text) Read text, pp. 44-46 (top) Answer Checkpoint questions Define “blue-type” words Due Dates: Friday, 9/19: Optional X-Credit (cuneiform) Writing Workshop, after school, room 111 Wed./Thurs, September 24/25 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt Monday, October 6: Black Ships… read

3. Theme: Role of Geography Activating Prior Knowledge Study your maps and add as necessary: Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt and Nubia. Identify: the Nile and its cataracts, Aswan Dam. Identify the natural resources Identify the main areas of major monuments. Identify protective natural barriers.

5. Egypt- Gift of the Nile Questions to Consider Explain the impact of geography on the course of Egyptian history. How is Egyptian historical development both like and unlike that of Mesopotamia? Due Dates: Friday, 9/19: Optional X-Credit (cuneiform) Wed./Thurs, September 24/25 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt Monday, October 6: Black Ships… read

6. Assignment 2 Bring text every day this week. Read text, pp. 46-48 Answer Checkpoint questions Complete Map Skills questions Want an interactive version? Follow this link. Define “blue-type” words

7. Making Inferences Sometimes the idea is not stated directly. You have to find clues in a passage, put them together with what you already know to form an inference. An inference is an informed guess.

9. The Nile: Where Egypt Began Egyptians used the shadoof for: A.River transportation B.Building the pyramids C.Irrigating their fields D.Dredging their fields

10. Reading to Learn: Pinpointing the Main Ideas

11. Test your knowledge!

12. Assignment 3 Bring text every day this week. Read text, pp. 49 Answer Thinking Critically questions Bring headphones for laptop Friday: Writing Workshop, after school, room 111

13. Virtual Field Trips Several American museums –New York and Boston- posses serious Egyptian collections. Due Dates: Friday, 9/19: Optional X-Credit (cuneiform) Wed./Thurs, September 24/25 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt

14. Virtual Field Trips How do we know that Egyptians thought seriously about the After Life? Tutankhamen's tomb All About the After Life What do these finding suggest about ancient Egyptian culture?

15. Assignment 4 Bring text every day this week. Read text, pp. 50-53 (top) Complete appropriate portions of Section 4 Note taking Study Guide Answer Checkpoint questions Define “blue-type” words Writing Workshop, Friday after school in room 111.

16. Interesting Egyptian Gods Bastet of Bubastis (Cat Goddess of home, women and children) Amon-Re “The Greatest” 1.What role did this god play in lives of the pharaohs? 2.Based on this role, how do you think religion was viewed? Osiris (God of the Dead) Isis (Goddess of Eternal After- Life)

17. Assignment 5 Bring text every day. Read text, pp. 53-56 Complete appropriate portions of Section 4 Note taking Study Guide Answer Checkpoint questions Define “blue-type” words Due Dates: Friday, 9/19: Optional X-Credit (cuneiform) Wed./Thurs, September 24/25 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt Test your knowledge!

18. Early Civilizations Test 30 Points Total Format includes: 10 Multiple Choice (10 Points) 1 Essay (15 Points) 1 Drawing (5 Points) Looking Ahead!

19. Preparing For Tests Organize your lecture notes, PowerPoint Presentations, readings and Virtual Field trip notes. Rehearse out loud every day. Participate in note taking and class discussion. Ask questions based on personal preparations. Anticipate questions by forms indicated. Use the buddy system. Observe deadlines.

20. Comparing and Contrasting: Civilizations Similarities, differences and proofs (how we know) Geography Cities Organized Religion Central Governments Specialization of Labor Social Classes Public works (roads, etc.) + monuments* Fine Arts (art, architecture)* Literacy (writing) Specifically Consider: What do they tell us? *Epic of Gilgamesh *Pyramids

21. When you write a history essay: Organize logically the key ideas which you: Explain and relate to other ideas (analysis-why important) Support by facts (what happened?) and for which you Provide evidence (How do we prove it?) Here’s an example: Mesopotamia’s geography, dominated by the violent and unpredictable flooding, promoted a pessimistic, even fatalistic outlook toward life. Mesopotamia’s literature, for example, the Epic of Gilgamesh, supports this view. In this epic poem, we see the fearsome effects of a terrible flood and finally we see nature (snake) triumphing over man.