Mr. Roe 6 th Grade Social Studies

 You learned that Egyptians were ruled by all powerful pharaohs, and that they believed in the afterlife.  You also learned that these pharaohs built huge monuments and tombs (pyramids)  We also talked about their religious beliefs (polytheism) and the contributions they made to our understanding of the human body

The Middle Kingdom was a golden age of peace, prosperity, and advances in the arts and architecture In the New Kingdom, Egypt reached the height of its power Akhenaton tried to change Egypt's religion, while Tutankhamen is famous for his tomb Under Ramses II, Egypt built great temples, but the empire fell by 1150 B.C.

 Reading Notes  Cornell Notes  Graphic Organizer: Old, Middle, New Kingdoms  Graphic Organizer: Major accomplishments of Ramses II  Amenhotep Flow Chart  Expository Essay: Egyptian Ruler  Other Assigned Work (you will be told if there is any) *These assignments will be collected and graded on Friday and put into your social studies portfolios

 Discuss the Golden Age of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom  Identify the extend of Egypt during the New Kingdom  Discuss the reign of Queen Hatshepsut  Explain the advances made in Egypt during the reign of Ramses II

 Tribute  Restore  Maintain  Construct

 Have you ever heard the phrase “golden years”? What does that phrase mean? Who have you ever heard talk about their golden years? How can this phrase also apply to countries or empires?

 C 2,300 B.C., pharaohs lost control of Egypt  200 years of confusion and rule by nobles  New dynasty of pharaohs emerged, moved capital to Thebes -Restored order/stability=Middle Kingdom  Art blossomed  Instead of pyramids, Pharaohs cut tombs into cliffs=Valley of the Kings

 Gained control of new lands  Conquered people sent tribute to Egypt  Pharaohs built infrastructure (what is infrastructure?)  Built a canal from the Nile to the Red Sea

 Egypt faced an outside threat from the Hyksos  Hyksos attacked Egypt from Western Asia  Hyksos had weapons made of bronze and iron -Egyptian weapons were stones and copper  Hyksos would rule Egypt for 120 years  Hyksos were eventually driven out by an Egyptian prince named Ahmose

 A Woman named Queen Hatshepsut came into power in 1473 B.C.  Eventually, made herself pharaoh  Interested in trade, and getting wood  Trade made the kingdom wealthier

 Nephew of Hatshepsut  Expanded Egypt into Mesopotamia  Egypt grew richer from trade and tribute  Slavery became common in the empire

 Egyptians valued incense, and traded for it. Why do you think incense was so popular for the Egyptians?

 Visit ca.hss.glencoe.com Click on Ancient Civilizations Click on Unit 2, Chapter 2 from the pull down menu Follow the instructions, then answer the five questions on the page Type in my to me your responses

 Amenhotep tried to install monotheism, with one gad, named Aton  Killed or put in prison priests  Changed name to Akhenaton “Spirit of Aton”  Focused on new religion, and less on ruling  Hittites from the north conquered most of Egypt’s land in Asia=empire greatly shrunk

Amenhotep assumes power Changes Egyptian religion from polytheistic to monotheistic Complete this cause and effect flow chart. See how many events/ideas you can connect to each other.

 Tutankhamen ruled after Akhenaton  10 years old  Restored polytheism  Died 9 years later  Tomb was filled with many treasures, and was not discovered until 1922!

 Egypt would rise to greatness one last time  Ramses II regained a lot of the land lost un akhenaton and built many more temples  Egypt was able to trade for iron weapons, but not build them themselves=armies with iron weapons had superiority  Eventually, Egypt would experience control from a variety of different societies

 Which Egyptian ruler do you think had the greatest impact on Egyptian history? We will revisit our persuasive and expository writing. You will write your response, and then we will evaluate and revise our work based upon our important documents in our ELA binder.