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History of the Ancient and Medieval World Egypt: Gift of the Nile

History of the Ancient and Medieval World Egypt: Gift of the Nile. Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111. Identify by Placing Letter Provided: Nile River (A) Tigris River (B) Persian Gulf (C) Nubia (D) Pyramids (E) Upper Egypt (F) Cataracts (G) Libyan Desert (H) Shade:

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History of the Ancient and Medieval World Egypt: Gift of the Nile

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

  2. Identify by Placing Letter Provided: Nile River (A) Tigris River (B) Persian Gulf (C) Nubia (D) Pyramids (E) Upper Egypt (F) Cataracts (G) Libyan Desert (H) Shade: Fertile Crescent Pinpoint: Sumerian City-States)

  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.

  4. 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.

  5. The Nile: Where Egypt Began(Practice your Listening Skills) Egyptians used the shadoof for: • River transportation • Building the pyramids • Irrigating their fields • Dredging their fields

  6. Test your knowledge!

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

  8. Virtual Field Trips How do we know that Egyptians thought seriously about the After Life? Tutankhamen's tomb All About the After Life Find out More What do these finding suggest about ancient Egyptian culture? What sorts of crimes does the confession say one has not committed? Mummification Interactive

  9. Virtual Field Trips Several American museums –New York and Boston- possess serious Egyptian collections. • Extra Time: Go to: www.youtube.com/ • Watch the History Channel Series: Engineering an Empire: Egypt or Ancient Mysteries: The Rosetta Stone.

  10. What are you viewing?

  11. 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, literature, architecture)* • Learning (writing, science, math) Specifically Consider: What do they tell us? *Epic of Gilgamesh *Pyramids

  12. Egypt- Gift of the NileQuestions to Consider • Analyze the impact of geography on the course of Egyptian history. • How is Egyptian historical development both like and unlike that of Mesopotamia? (Compare and Contrast question)

  13. When you write a history essay, Remember to: • Use a topic sentence that states a position. • 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?)

  14. Assignment 1 Bring text every day this week. • Add details to your Ancient Middle East map (use slides #3 + 4 and text, pp 47) • Read text, pp. 44-46 (top) • Complete appropriate portions of Section 3 Note taking Study Guide • Answer Checkpoint questions • Define “blue-type” words Due Dates: Fri., Sept. 23: Student Choice – Cuneiform due Wed., September 28 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt Monday, October 11:Black Ships… read

  15. Assignment 2 Bring text every day this week. • Read text, pp. 46-48 • Complete appropriate portions of Section 3 Note taking Study Guide • Answer Checkpoint questions • Complete Map Skills questions Want an interactive version? Follow this link. • Define “blue-type” words Due Dates: Fri., Sept. 23: Student Choice – Cuneiform due Wed., September 28 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt Monday, October 11:Black Ships… read

  16. Assignment 3 Bring text every day this week. • Read text, pp. 50-53 (top) • Answer Thinking Critically questions • Complete appropriate portions of Section 4 Note taking Study Guide (model is on pp 50) • Answer 2 Checkpoint questions • Define “blue-type” words Lose a Note Taking Study Guide: They are available for download at www. phschool.com. Chapter 2’s code is nad-0201 (pp 29 – Always provided at Chapter’s opening page)

  17. Assignment 4 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 • Bring headphones for lab work Due Dates: Fri., Sept. 23: Student Choice – Cuneiform due Wed., September 28 Test: Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt Monday, October 11:Black Ships… read Test your knowledge!

  18. Looking Ahead: This Weekend! Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia and EgyptPrepare for Test Text-Based Reading, pp. 30-37 and 44-56 Format includes: • 15 Multiple Choice (15 Points) • 1 Essay (10 Points) • 1 Drawing (5 Points) 30 Points Total

  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.

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