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Mummies and Pyramids Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne ancient -ci = /sh/ Chunk An – cient Very old The students saw ancient dinosaur bones at the museum. historians Base word + ending: Histor(y) + ians People who study or write about history The historians traveled to Egypt to study the counrty’s history. nation Chunk Na - tion Country Pharaohs ruled the nation of Egypt. wealthy Base word + ending Wealth + y Having a lot of money Wealthy Egyptians had large houses and servants to cook and clean for them. jackal Chunk Jack – al A wild dog A jackal is one type of animal that lived in ancient Egypt. A jackal worshiped Base word + ending Worship + ed Loved and honored The ancient Egyptians worshiped many gods and goddesses. temples Chunk Tem - ples Buildings for worship The people went to the temple to pray. sacred Chunk Sa - cred Deserving of respect and honor Egyptians believed the statues of their gods and goddesses were sacred and prayed to them often. Ancient Egypt Adventures in Writing Emuflightless bird Unique animals Kangaroo – carries baby in pouch Koala – only eats eucalyptus leaves Grasslands – many flowers, few trees Mountains – snowy on top A continent island Northwest of New Zealand Australia Various types of land Beaches – many people vacation there Desert – very dry and hot I. Ancient Egypt A. Believed in a sun god and cat goddess B. Many inventions – writing, paper, calendar C. Amazing buildings, artist, painters, sculptors and doctors II. The Nile River A. Flows through Egypt, longest in world B. Used for fishing, hunting on shores, drinking, bathing, and carrying people and goods Nile River TEAMWORK Read pages 18-23 aloud with partners. TEAM TALK EXTENDER Why was the flooding of the Nile important to farming? If the Nile had not flooded, how would that have affected the ancient Egyptian civilization Use information from the text to support your answer. III. Flooding of the Nile River A. Land by river called Black Land B. Fertile land for farms C. Flooded in July, left layer of mud D. Planted in November , harvest in March IV. Two Kingdoms A. King Menes joined the two kingdoms B. Beginning of great Egyptian nation KING MENES DAY TWO Two minute edit The nile river is the longer river in egypt and it has many use such as fish, hunting and cary peoples? (10) Two minute edit The Nile River is the longest river in Egypt, and it has many uses such as fishing, hunting and carrying people. (10) Match a word on the left with a word on the right. Tell why they go together. Ancient Cruise Historians Wooly mammoth Nation Storyteller Wealthy United States TEAMWORK Read pages 28-33 aloud with partners. TEAM TALK EXTENDER What can Egyptologists learn about life in ancient Egypt from the pictures they find. Use examples in the text to help support your answer. V. Egyptians used a picture writing called hieroglyphics which contained over 700 signs. VI. Everyday life of Egyptians A. Most were farmers B. Homes made of mud from the Nile C. Lived close together to save land for farms D. Rich people had large houses with high flat roofs, had servants E. Poor usually only had one room F. Not much furniture G. Ceiling high to keep cool H. Beds made of wood and reeds I. Clothing was loose fitting white flax J. Men and women wore makeup, jewelry and wigs K. Loved perfume and good-smelling oils VII. Egyptian parents and children A. Children played with spinning tops, balls, dolls, and wooden animals B. Adults and children played board games C. Most did not go to school D. Lived with parents until they went to school E. Children wore hair in sidelocks F. Had pets and loved like a member of their family Family Life Paper was made from the papyrus plant Mud house Ruins of homes Foot wear jewelry Flax plant DAY THREE Two minute edit Most of the land in Egypt is part of the sahara dessert desert soil is sandy, and rocky it is not good for farming. (8) Two minute edit Most of the land in Egypt is part of the Sahara Desert. Desert soil is sandy(,) and rocky. It is not good for farming. (8) Match a word on the left with a word on the right. Tell why they go together. Jackal Worshiped Temples Sacred Cross God Churches Hyena TEAMWORK Read pages 38-42 aloud with partners. TEAM TALK EXTENDER Ancient Egyptians made jewelry in the shape of animals, like hippos, jackals, and lions. How is our jewelry similar? How is it different? What might be the reasons for this? • This system of writing involved absolutely no vowels, consisting only of consonants. • The Egyptians also did not use any form of punctuation or spacing. • With over 700 ancient Egyptian symbols representing actual words and thousands of others used for individual sounds, some quite intricate, it took quite a long time to learn to write in hieroglyphics. • Egyptian hieroglyphics were written both vertically in rows and horizontally in columns. VIII. Egyptians had skilled craftsman A. Sculptors and painters decorated palaces and temples. B. Potters made jars, bowls, and statues C. Weavers made cloth D. Shipbuilders made ships E. Special craftsman for jewelry and leather IX. Scribes were very important because they would keep all the records for government, merchants, traders, magic spells and scientific information X. Pharaohs of ancient Egypt were very important rulers A. Had lots of servants B. Grand palaces C. Believe they controlled weather, flooding of the Nile, growth of crops D. Worshiped like a god KING TUT RAMESSES II QUEEN HATSHEPUT QUEEN CLEOPATRA XI. Egyptians worshiped many different gods and goddess and believed they watched everything XII. Temples were built for important gods and goddess A. Inside had sacred statues B. Priest took care, washed, dressed and fed the statues C. Ordinary people were not allowed in temples D. Ordinary people prayed at home with their own statue XIII. Egyptian religion believed in the Next Life. A. Place people went after death B. Every person made of 3 parts 1. the body 2. the ka- what made the person alive 3. the ba- made the person different from everyone else C. At death the ba and ka left body D. Ba and Ka meet in the Next Life E. Body must not be destroyed –becomes mummy because it was home for ba and ka DAY FOUR Two minute edit The rulers of Egypt lived very differently from ordinary people they had hundred of servants they’re homes were grand palaces. (6) Two minute edit The rulers of Egypt lived very differently from ordinary people. They had hundreds of servants. Their homes were grand palaces. (6) Late at night we heard the ___ calling to his pack. Without ___ we would not know what happened long ago. The ___ family lived in a five bedroom house with a large pool in the back yard. On Sunday the group knelt down and ___ God. TEAMWORK Read pages 46-49 aloud with partners. TEAM TALK EXTENDER What did the authors have to know before they wrote this section? Use information from the text to support your answer. XIII. Egyptians worshiped many gods and goddess. A. Ra 1. Sun god 2. Body of man head of falcon 3. Created the world 4. Sailed across sky every day and at sunset sailed golden boat into underworld 5. Repeated this every day • The Egyptian sun god Ra traveled across the sky during the day and through the underworld at night. This tomb painting of the 1200s B.C. shows Ra with a sun disk on his head. B. Osiris and Isis 1. First king and queen of Egypt 2. Osiris murdered by evil brother, Isis uses magic to bring back to life 3. Osiris god of the dead and ruler of underworld 4. Isis – goddess of healing, marriage, and motherhood C. Horus 1. Son of Isis and Osiris 2. Falcon-headed god 3. Believed to be pharaoh D. Bastet 1. Ra’s daughter 2. Cat goddess 3. Had sun’s power to make crops grow 4. Prayed to for good harvest 5. Also goddess of music and dance and joy and love E. Thoth 1. Moon god 2. Gave gift of writing 3. Also god of medicine and math 4. Shown as baboon or man with head of bird DAY FIVE Two minute edit Scribes keeped records for the government they also kept records for merchant and traders they copying down magic spells and scientific information. (7) Two minute edit Scribes kept records for the government. They also kept records for merchants and traders. They copied down magic spells and scientific information. (7) A church is a ___ place so people do not have parties there. The ___ elects a new president every four years. The roof of the ___ building was falling down. There were many sacred, or holy, things in the ___.