Obelisks at the Temples of Karnak

Thursday, January 31 Day 11

Video Survey - only complete if you are making a video. The survey has been revised, so all students using an iPhone to record audio or video must complete this survey.
https://goo.gl/forms/pk2tZx77cmV53qo73

Homework: make two slides of two different examples of monumental architecture in Egypt. Submit in Classroom - use the Jan. 31 assignment.

Just before the end of class, be sure to answer today's project update question in Classroom


We will look at monumental architecture in ancient Egypt

Blank map

Social classes

We will re-examine social classes in Egypt and test our map skills.

Project Ideas

If you are doing a project about math and science, check out this link.
https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcs01e.html


Objectives

Be kind

Stay safe

7.12 On a historical map of the Mediterranean region, locate the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and Delta, and the areas of ancient Nubia and Egypt.

Identify the locations of ancient Upper and Lower Egypt and explain what the terms mean. On a modern map, identify the modern countries of Egypt and Sudan. (G)

7.13 Describe the kinds of evidence used by archaeologists and historians to draw conclusions about the social and economic characteristics of ancient Nubia (the Kingdom of Kush) and their relationship to the social and economic characteristics of ancient Egypt. (H, G)

7.14 Describe the role of the pharaoh as god/king, the concept of dynasties, the importance of at least one Egyptian ruler, the relationship of pharaohs to peasants, and the role of slaves in ancient Egypt. (H, C)

7.15 Describe the polytheistic religion of ancient Egypt with respect to beliefs about death, the afterlife, mummification, and the roles of different deities. (H)

7.16 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization. (H) A. the agricultural system B. the invention of a calendar C. monumental architecture and art such as the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza D. hieroglyphic writing E. the invention of papyrus