Chapter 5: Ancient Egypt
Chapter Objectives
Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of early Egypt.
Lesson 1: Gift of the Nile
- Explain how the flooding of the Nile River benefited the ancient Egyptians.
- Describe how Egyptians used the fertile land along the Nile.
- Identify other natural resources that Egyptians used.
- Language Objective: Understand and use geographic terms such as fertile, delta, and silt.
Lesson 2: Life in Ancient Egypt
- Identify jobs and social roles of ancient Egyptians.
- Describe Egyptian advances in calendars, geometry, medicine, and writing.
- Explain Egyptian religious beliefs.
- Language Objective: Understand and use terms related to writing, such as scribe, hieroglyph, and papyrus.
Lesson 3: The Pyramid Builders
- Explain how government and religion were linked in ancient Egypt.
- Describe how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built and what it contained.
- Identify the differences between the Middle Kingdom and the Old Kingdom.
- Language Objective: Understand and use terms related to rulers, such as dynasty, succession, and pharaoh.
Lesson 4: The New Kingdom
- Identify the main achievements of Queen Hatshepsut.
- Explain how Akhenaton tried to change Egyptian religion and art.
- Describe the achievements of Ramses II.
- Language Objective: Use terms of comparison and contrast to describe two important rulers, Hatshepsut and Ramses II.
