Grade 6 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 7, Lesson 4

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
A Message of Ancient Days

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 7, Lesson 4: Egypt and Kush (pp. 210-214)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Culture Egypt and Kush were both powerful kingdoms and influenced each other.

Review the location of the Kush kingdom, and talk about its value to Egypt. Go over the sequence of conquests between the two kingdoms. Be sure students understand that the two kingdoms conquered each other at different times. Talk about how culture is spread between countries.

Present the Kushite civilization and discuss Egypt's influence on building styles, religion and writing. Examine the importance of the Kushite capital of Meroë as a center of trade. Point out the changes the Kushites made as Egyptian influence waned.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Ask each student to make a chart with two columns. In the first, they should list all of the ways in which Egypt influenced Kush. In the second, they should list the ways Kush developed its own culture.
Ask students to make a timeline of Kushite history covering the period from 1100 BC to 500 BC. Using the dates found on pp. 212-213, have students plot the dates on their timeline along with a short description of the events that took place on those dates. Students may wish to illustrare their timeline.

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