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Do Chapter 2 Vocab

Do Chapter 2 Vocab. Cataract pyramid Mummy Delta tribute Papyrus incense Hieroglyphics savanna Dynasty Pharaoh Embalming Deity. Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt. Section 1 The Nile River. I. Early Egypt

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Do Chapter 2 Vocab

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  1. Do Chapter 2 Vocab Cataract pyramidMummy Delta tribute Papyrus incense Hieroglyphics savanna Dynasty Pharaoh Embalming Deity

  2. Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt • Section 1 The Nile River

  3. I. Early Egypt • 1. Around 6,000 B.C to 5,000 B.C hunters and gatherers moved into the ________________. • Nile River Valley A. These people were the first _________ Egyptians

  4. 2. The Nile River provided the people of the area all of the water they needed. • A. the Nile is the world’s ___________. • Longest River

  5. II. The Shape of the Nile • 1. The shape of the Nile looks like a flower. • At the top is an area known as a _________. Delta

  6. B. The Nile also has many _______ that are rapids formed by large rocks in the river. • cataracts

  7. III. Area around the Nile • 1. On both sides of the Nile are _________ for as far as can be seen. • deserts • A. To the west is the ________, the world’s largest desert. • Sahara

  8. B. The Desert did have one huge advantage and that was the ability to keep other ____________. • armies away. • C. Another feature helped keep people out including cataracts and _________in the north. • delta marshes

  9. 2. Even though the people were isolated, they could still trade with others using the Red Sea and the ______________. • Mediterranean Sea

  10. Homework- Copy Questions • 1. What is one advantage of the desert to the Egyptian people? • 2. About what time did people begin to live in Egypt? • 3. What is the name of the largest desert located in Egypt?

  11. Get into Groups of 4 • Make sure one person has a phone with date. • Work Quietly and one person get out a piece of paper. • Make a list of the 10 longest rivers in the world.

  12. Bellringer • Finish Vocab and turn in. Hold homework.

  13. IV. Flooding of Egypt • 1. Like Mesopotamia, the people of Egypt dealt with flooding.

  14. V. Use of the Flooding • 1. The Egyptians used the floods to become successful farmers. A. They grew things like wheat, barley, and ____________. Flax seeds

  15. B. Their success was largely attributed to their wise use of ___________. • Irrigation

  16. 2. They also created other forms of technology including a ___________. • Shadoof • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZO_m0Inqo

  17. A. Another technological discovery was the use of ___________. Papyrus B. Papyrus was used for things such as baskets, sandals, rafts and eventually ________. Paper

  18. VI. Their own form of writing 1. The Egyptians developed their own system of writing called ______________. • Hieroglyphics • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ANsBv8z-f1s#t=14

  19. A. The writing consisted of hundreds of symbols that stood for objects or even ________. • sounds

  20. 2. Only a select few men learned how to ____________. • Read and write

  21. A. Like Mesopotamia, Egyptians had other jobs than farming, such as making cloth pottery and _____________. • weapons

  22. The Way it Was • Read this section and answer the two questions. • We will go over the answers afterward.

  23. Bellringer • Remember to bring a paper folder for your grades. We will pass out papers Thursday.

  24. VI. The Rise in Government 1. Advancements in farming and trade created a need for government. A. Irrigation needed to be fixed extra grain needed to be handed out.

  25. 2. At first village chiefs were in charge of a certain area. A. But quickly many villages were united into small kingdoms. B. Soon the villages were in either Lower Egypt or ____________. Upper Egypt

  26. VII. Egypt Ruling Families • 1. In 3100 B.C ___________ unified Egypt by taking over Lower Egypt. • Narmer • A. He passed down his empire down his family in a system called a __________. • dynasty

  27. Dynasty Activity • We know what a Dynasty is now. • What are some Dynasty’s that we have had in American Politics? • Would a familiar name help you decide on who to vote for?

  28. B. The dynasties are broken up into three parts the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and __________. • New Kingdom

  29. VIII. Early Egypt Life 1. Social Classes • A. The Upper class was made up of nobles, priests and other ____________. • Rich people.

  30. B. The middle class was made up of people who ran businesses or produced goods. • C. The rest of the people were either farmers or unskilled workers doing __________. • Manual labor

  31. Section 2 • Old Kingdom

  32. I. Old Kingdom Rulers 1. Around 2,600 the Old Kingdom began and lasted until ________. 2300

  33. The rulers of this time were called ____________. Pharaohs

  34. B. The Pharaoh had many officials carry out his orders without question because of their belief that he was the son of Ra, the ___________. • Sun God

  35. Homework • 1. What is the name of the leader that first unified Egypt? • 2. How long did the Old Kingdom last? • 3. Who did most Egyptians believe that the Pharaoh was related to?

  36. Bellringer • Compare what you learned about the Pharaoh and the President of the United States. Write 5-6 Sentences on the topic. Make sure to think about both similarities and differences.

  37. II. Religion • The Egyptians were very much into religion and idolized many ____________. deities

  38. A. The main God was Ra, the Sun god. • B. Other important gods were ruler of the Nile Hapi and ruler of the dead _________. • Isis

  39. III. Life After Death • 1. Unlike the Mesopotamians, Egyptians believed in an afterlife that was better than life on earth. • A. An important book called __________ was believed to lead the people to an afterlife. • Book of the Dead

  40. 2. For a long time, the Egyptians believed that only the Pharaohs would go to an afterlife and needed to have their body preserved by _______________ it. • Embalming • A. The final wrapped body was called a _______. • mummy

  41. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MQ5dL9cQX0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGxLAXP_ITc&feature=related

  42. IV. Egyptian Medicine • 1. By working with human bodies during mummification, people became more knowledgeable of the human body. • A. They used ___________to treat illnesses. • Herbs and drugs

  43. V. Pyramids • 1. When a Pharaoh died they were buried in a massive tomb called a __________. • Pyramid • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdALkK2yDEE

  44. A. The giant tomb protected the body from weather, animals and kept his ______________. • Belongings for the afterlife

  45. 2. It took thousands of people and years to build a pyramid. • A. Most of the time the farmers were the main workers during the floods.

  46. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdALkK2yDEE

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