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Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum. Read the article – Amid the chaos, museum looted On the back of your Bellwork worksheet please write an answer to the following questions: 1. After reading it what are your feelings or thoughts about the incident described in the article?

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Night at the Museum

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  1. Night at the Museum • Read the article – Amid the chaos, museum looted • On the back of your Bellwork worksheet please write an answer to the following questions: • 1. After reading it what are your feelings or thoughts about the incident described in the article? • 2. Does the loss of these Ancient Egyptian artifacts matter? Explain • your answer. • 3. Write one thing you already know about Ancient Egypt. • 4. Write one thing you want to know about Ancient Egypt.

  2. UNIT 1 NOTES: BEGINNING CIVILIZATIONS WRITE THIS DOWN!

  3. NOT THIS KIND …

  4. WRITE THIS DOWN! CHAPTER 2 SECTION 2 CHAPTER 4 SECTION 1 Pyramids on the Nile The Egyptian & Nubian Empires

  5. OBJECTIVES • CORE OBJECTIVE: Analyze the process by which early peoples organized their societies and built advanced civilizations. • Objective 1.1: How did geography affect the early river civilizations? • Objective 1.2: Describe the various cultures in the early river civilizations in relation to social structure and technology. • Objective 1.3: How was religion implemented into each civilizations everyday life? • Objective 1.4: How did each civilization’s government lead to their demise? • THEME: Groups will organize and unify to conquer others and assume their lands. After building their culture they will eventually be conquered by a stronger society.

  6. Ancient Egypt …So What?!?! • First civilization to build with stone • Developed a 365 day / 12 month calendar • First Civilization to believe in an afterlife • Rudimentary Geometry

  7. Geography of Ancient Egypt • Nile River is the longest in the world • It begins in the heart of Africa and runs north to the Mediterranean. • The northern part of Nile River Valley is called Lower Egypt and the southern part is called Upper Egypt. Map NEXT

  8. Why Settle Along the Nile? The Gift of the Nile • Egyptian’s worship Nile as a god • Predictable annual floods bring water and fertile black mud (loess) • The surplus of food Egyptian farmers could grow in this fertile soil made Egypt prosperous. • The Nile also served as a great highway that enhanced transportation and communication. NEXT

  9. Egypt Very Different from Mesopotamia • In addition to the advantages of the • Nile River … • Egypt had geographical barriers that • protected it from invasion: • The Western and Eastern Deserts; • the Red Sea to the east; • the Mediterranean Sea to the north; • rapids in the southern Nile. • Natural barriers protected Egyptians from • invaders & isolated them from other peoples

  10. Historians Divide Egyptian History into 3 Major Periods • The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. • Each was a time of stability, peace, and cultural flourishing. • Periods of upheaval fell between each of the kingdoms.

  11. Egypt Unites into a Kingdom • Before Narmer, villages of Egypt ruled by two kingdoms— Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt • King Narmer unites them and establishes first Egyptian dynasty • Egyptian ruler called pharaoh • Pharaohs Rule as God-kings • Government based on religious authority — a theocracy NEXT

  12. Egyptian Culture • An agrarian society • Polytheistic religion - believed in 2,000 gods and goddesses • Believed in life after death; person judged by deeds at death • Developed mummification, process that prevents body from decaying NEXT

  13. Builders of the Pyramids • Egyptians believed that a person’s spiritual body (ka) could survive the death of the physical body if the physical body were properly preserved through mummification. • Pharaohs built elaborate tombs, pyramids, to meet their needs after death • They contained food, weapons, artwork, and household goods for the person in the afterlife.

  14. Life in Egyptian Society Social Classes • Society shaped like pyramid •Women not equal to men; but had some rights Advanced Science and Technology • 365 day / 12 month calendar • Develop form of geometry • Construct palaces, pyramids of stone Egyptian Writing • In the hieroglyphics writing system pictures represent ideas • Paperlike sheets made from papyrusreeds used for writing NEXT

  15. The New Kingdom Of Egypt • Most Glorious Period in Egyptian History! • • About pharaohs defeat Hyksos invaders • •Create New Kingdom - a powerful empire • Use bronze weapons and chariots to conquer other lands Hatshepsut’s Prosperous Rule • Hatshepsut— pharaoh whose reign most noted for her trade expeditions, not war An Age of Builders • New Kingdom pharaohs built great palaces, magnificent temples • Valley of the Kings near Thebes is home to royal tombs NEXT

  16. Rise & Fall of Nubian Empire Invasions & rebellions weaken empire • Empire falls to Libyans who rule Egypt in 950 BC • The interaction of Egypt and Nubia • • Egyptian culture influences Nubia • See themselves as protectors of Egyptian values after fall of Egyptian empire • Piankhicaptures the Egyptian throne • • In 751 BC ousts Libyans • • In 671 BC, Assyrians overcome Nubians and take Egypt • End of Egyptian dominance in region NEXT

  17. OBJECTIVES • CORE OBJECTIVE: Analyze the process by which early peoples organized their societies and built advanced civilizations. • Objective 1.1: How did geography affect the early river civilizations? • Objective 1.2: Describe the various cultures in the early river civilizations in relation to social structure and technology. • Objective 1.3: How was religion implemented into each civilizations everyday life? • Objective 1.4: How did each civilization’s government lead to their demise? • THEME: Groups will organize and unify to conquer others and assume their lands. After building their culture they will eventually be conquered by a stronger society.

  18. Night at the Museum (Part II) • With today’s lecture in mind ….. • On the back of your Bellwork worksheet please write an answer to the following questions: • 1. Do you want to add to or change any of your initial thoughts about the incident involving the Egyptian artifacts? • 2. Write one thing you learned today about Ancient Egypt that you didn’t • already know. • 3. Drop you completed Bellwork in the green box at the front desk.

  19. Pyramid Facts Pyramid is constructed of approx. 2.3 million square blocks each weighing between 2 and 30 tons. Total pyramid weighs about 6.5 million tons. It is approx. 240 feet tall or about 24 stories high It took 20 – 40 years for about 5,000 men to build a pyramid

  20. Cleopatra Facts • New Kingdom Falls to Libyans in 1070 BC • Alexander the Great conquers Eqypt in 332 BC • Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 69 BC • She was the daughter of Pharaoh Ptolemy XII • Ruled as regent Pharaoh for nearly 30 years • Well-educated and intelligent, a good ruler • Defeated by Rome in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC

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