Ancient Egypt Test- Monday, April 6, 2009

1.) Read Mummies and Pyramids (pgs.41-45) - 12 minutes

After reading complete the Reading Quiz

2.) A pharaoh's prayer to the gods- 20 minutes

Steps to write in your blog:

1.) Read Mummies and Pyramids (pgs. 46-53)

2.) Choose your favorite god

3.) Choose your favorite pharaoh- ex. Ramses II, Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut, Akhenaton

4.) Pretend you are that pharaoh that makes Egypt monotheistic from polytheistic.

5.) Write a prayer to the god that includes:
1.) What you are going to build that god
2.) Why you love that god (use information from the reading)
3.) Ask for protection from... (Ra, the sun god, might protect Egypt from rain, etc.)

3.) Egypt Timeline Activity- 8 minutes

Click on this Timeline to begin.

Find the dates of the Old Kingdom.

Find the dates of the Middle Kingdom.

Find the dates of the New Kingdom.

Draw the dates of the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom on the timeline handout.

Homework: Read Mummies and Pyramids Chapter 4
Write the steps of Mummification- This is going to be on the test!!

Do Now:

What do you see in this picture?

2 observations and inferences.

Today's 3 Objectives:

1.) Polytheism and Monotheism Mini-Lesson - 10 minutes

Mini-Lesson Questions

2.) Mummies and Pyramids Reading (pgs. 34-39) Quiz - 15 minutes



3.) Who REALLY built the pyramids??? State a hypothesis (Educated Guess)- 15 minutes
Your own hypothesis should be your FIRST sentence. Then provide details explaining WHY.

Homework

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