LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT LESSON 2 PG. 191
AGENDA 2/18 Finish #12 on Map Collect Map Lesson 1 Recap Lesson 2 Read + Notes (Graphic Organizer) HW: Read pg. 196-198;Finish Blue Questions (2) **Quest on Wednesday Next Week- Ancient Egypt Vocabulary, Geography, Thinking Focus +Blue Questions+ Graphic Organizer & Notes
#12 MAP FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS Why is the Nile the most important physical feature in Egypt? The flood waters helped fertilize the soil so Egypt could support a civilization.
LESSON 1 RECAP 2/18 1. Describe the Nile Delta. 2. What is the most important part of the Nile River? (What does it supply that is MOST important? 3. What is papyrus? Why was it important for the Egyptians? 4. Egypt was divided into how many lands? Name the two parts of Ancient Egypt. (HINT: Think of your map) 5. Describe the floods of the Nile.
AGENDA Pass Back Out file Items GRAPES posters Read + Notes Lesson 2 Correct Blue Questions *Quest- Thursday February 26
THINKING FOCUS Papyrus-> helped with writing Water provided fertile soil for crops Agricultural economy Transportation
LESSON 2
KEY VOCABULARY Afterlife- a life believed to continue after death Embalm- to prevent the decay of a dead body by treating it with preservatives Mummy-the body of a human being or animal after it has been embalmed or preserved from decay Hieroglyphics- the Egyptian writing system in which pictorial symbols are used to stand for words of sounds
THE OLDEST PYRAMID Step Pyramid 2600s BC- King Zoser Architect: Imhotep Build pyramid of stone not mud brick One flat-topped structure over another & a few ft smaller than the one below Chamber for the body was 80 ft underground 14 doors, only one opens Stairway=> king is climbing toward heaven
THINKING FOCUS Describe the religious ideas and the social structure of the ancient Egyptians.
LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT (PART 1; RELIGION) LESSON 2/CH. 7 PG. 191-198 Egyptian Life Religion Afterlife Many gods
THE EGYPTIAN RELIGION Afterlife was very important to Ancient Egyptians Steps for death and burial preparations Pyramid building Body preparation Why is this important?
BODY PREPARATION Embalming Changes the body into a mummy Makes sure the body does not decay Mummy Placed in a tomb Objects also buried with for use in the afterlife Ex. jewelry, gold, food, drink, animals, even servants Tomb paintings show daily life of the person
TOMB PAINTINGS found in tombs of wealthy families would describe life of the person while they were living
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD Hymns, prayers, and magic spells Soul goes through a trial in front of gods Tells what it did and did not do Heart is weighed against feather of truth Heart= intelligence and memory If soul is too heavy with sin= 2nd death Soul balanced or less = afterlife
THE EGYPTIAN GODS Polytheism Osiris= Chief god of the underworld, or home of the dead Anubis=his helper, he prepares the bodies of the dead for the afterlife Body of human and head of jackal Ra (Amun-Ra)= Sun god, created & ruled the world Each city had a god Egyptians built shrines at home dedicated to their favorite god
WRITING SYSTEM Hieroglyphics-earliest Egyptian writing used pictures to stand for sounds, ideas, objects Difficult to understand In 1799, a stone in the city of Rosetta was found (Rosetta Stone) Writing in 3 languages Greek Egyptian Hieroglyphs Egyptian cursive Jean Champollion figured out to read it comparing it to Greek Ancient Egyptian dictionary
BLUE QUESTION: COMPARING WRITING SYSTEMS Mesopotamian Cuneiform & Egyptian Hieroglyphics In common They are both complex writing systems with hundreds of symbols Both difficult to read Differences Cuneiform is made up of wedge shaped symbols vs. hieroglyphs is made up of pictures Cuneiform is more simplified
WRITING CONT D over 700 symbols young people were encouraged to learn punishments were harsh Only few people were experts
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