What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
The Rise of Civilization in Egypt
Advertisements

■ Essential Question: – What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt? ■ Warm-Up Question: – Create a “Hammurabi’s Code” for Churchville. Think.
■ Essential Question: – What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt? ■ Warm-Up Question: – What would society be like if we had no laws? –
■ Essential Question: – I will create an acrostic for the word EGYPT or INDUS using the characteristics of that civilization ■ Warm-Up Question: – What.
Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of Egypt?
Ancient Egypt: Geography
Pyramids on the Nile Main Idea: Along the Nile River, civilization emerged in Egypt and became united into a kingdom ruled by pharaohs.
Ancient Egypt Look at the picture of the Nile River taken from space.
Chapter 5: Ancient Egypt
Key Terms Pharaohs- Acted as God on Earth and the Egyptian ruler Theocracy- Government run by Religious Leaders Pyramid- Tomb for the Pharaoh to rule in.
MESOPOTAMIAN GEOGRAPHY Cradle of Civilization. Location  Ancient Mesopotamia lay in what we know today as Iraq, northeast Syria and part of south east.
Ancient Egypt.
The Nile River The Egyptians
Aim: How did Civilization rise in Ancient Egypt? Do Now: Egypt is home of the Nile River. Many historians call Egypt the “Gift of the Nile”. Why do you.
Ancient Egypt: Geography
■ Essential Question: – What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt? ■ Warm-Up Question: – Create a “Hammurabi’s Code” for East View High.
River Valley Civilizations
Terms and Names 1.Delta5.Pyramid 2. Mummification6.Narmer 3. Pharaoh7.Papyrus 4. Hieroglyphics8.Theocracy.
EGYPT.  Egypt is situated along the Mediterranean coast in North Africa.  The Red Sea forms the border to the East.  The Nile river flows northward.
Do Now: Complete the handout. Section 2: Egypt: “The Gift of the Nile” CHAPTER 2: EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS 3500B.C. – 450 B.C.
■ Bell Ringer: – Create a “Hammurabi’s Code” for Eastlake High School. Think of 5 laws & punishments appropriate for school.
Ch. 1 Foundations of Civilization I.Peopling of the World II.Neolithic Revolution.
Ancient Egypt 3100 b.C.. Nickname… *The Gift of the Nile* Why? When the Nile River flooded each year, it would deposit the silt which created more fertile.
Ancient Egypt: an Overview. Geography Egypt is located in northeastern Africa The Nile River runs the length of the country flowing south to north The.
The Nile River Aim: How did ancient Egyptians depend upon the Nile River? Do Now: What is silt?
Chapter 11 Pages Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile River was so important. 2. Civilization developed after people began.
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt? Warm-Up Question: Why was the Neolithic Revolution.
Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt? Warm-Up Question: Why was the Neolithic Revolution.
Egypt.
Interesting Facts about the River Nile
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
Pyramids on the Nile World History.
RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS
RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS
Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
September 1 Ancient Egypt (pg. 17 notes) Color-Symbol Image pg. 22
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
Ancient Egypt: an Overview
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
Ancient Egypt.
Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt? Warm-Up Question: Why was the Neolithic Revolution.
Egypt.
Chronology of Egypt TRAITS OF EGYPT LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS
Geography of Egypt.
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
III. Ancient Egypt.
Egypt.
Ancient Egypt.
Settlement in Egypt.
Ancient Egypt *.
Warm Up Describe how Hammurabi’s code influenced today’s society.
Ancient Egypt.
B. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt. e. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform,
Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
Sixth Grade Social Studies
Big Picture: I will create an acrostic for the word EGYPT or INDUS using the characteristics of that civilization Warm-Up Question: What would society.
Essential Question: I will create an acrostic for the word EGYPT or INDUS using the characteristics of that civilization Warm-Up Question: What would society.
G.R.A.P.E.S. G-Geography On a historical map locate the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and Delta, and the areas of ancient Nubia and.
Pick up the Egypt map off of the podium
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS
Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egypt The land of the pharaohs
“Egypt is the gift of the Nile.” ~ Herodotus
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt?
Presentation transcript:

What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt? Essential Question: What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt? Warm-Up Question: Create a “Hammurabi’s Code” for East View High School. Think of 5 laws & punishments appropriate for school.

Ancient Egypt Class Activity: Examine the placards provided & generate 3 conclusions about the geography of ancient Egypt & its impact on the people of this region

Egypt began along the Nile River in North Africa Egypt was bordered on both sides by desert which isolated & protected Egyptians from outsiders The Nile River’s annual floods were predictable & provided fertile soil for farming The Nile flooded so predictably that the Egyptians designed their calendar around it The Geography of Egypt From the highlands of East Africa to the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River flows northward across Africa for over 4,100 miles, making it the longest river in the world. A thin ribbon of water in a parched desert land, the great river brings its water to Egypt from distant mountains, plateaus, and lakes in present-day Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Egypt’s settlements arose along the Nile on a narrow strip of land made fertile by the river. The change from fertile soil to desert—from the Black Land to the Red Land—was so abrupt that a person could stand with one foot in each. The Gift of the Nile As in Mesopotamia, yearly flooding brought the water and rich soil that allowed settlements to grow. Every year in July, rains and melting snow from the mountains of east Africa caused the Nile River to rise and spill over its banks. When the river receded in October, it left behind a rich deposit of fertile black mud called silt. Before the scorching sun could dry out the soil, the peasants would prepare their wheat and barley fields. All fall and winter they watered their crops from a network of irrigation ditches. In an otherwise parched land, the abundance brought by the Nile was so great that the Egyptians worshiped it as a god who gave life and seldom turned against them. As the ancient Greek historian Herodotus remarked in the fifth century B.C., Egypt was the “gift of the Nile.”

What were the important characteristics of the Egyptian civilization? Working in groups, examine each of the 6 placards examining the characteristics of civilization in Egypt For each placard, write hypotheses about government, cities, technology, etc. & then confirm your theories by locating the matching “answer key” placard around the room

Lasting Contributions Advanced Cities: Cities developed along the Nile River in “Upper Egypt” & “Lower Egypt”

Lasting Contributions Specialized Workers: ?

Lasting Contributions Government : Pharaohs ruled Egypt as “king-gods” & were thought to control nature Egyptians constructed pyramids & elaborate tombs for the pharoahs

Lasting Contributions Religion: Egyptians were polytheistic & believed the gods controlled all aspects of life

Lasting Contributions Writing: Egyptian hieroglyphics was both pictograms & a phonetic alphabet Hieroglyphics were translated using the Rosetta Stone

Lasting Contributions Technology: Egyptian ideas included a 365-day calendar, geometry, astronomy, & pyramids