Transcript Early Egypy Lesson 1x

Early Egypt
Social Studies
Aim and Do Now
Aim: What major physical features and advantages
enabled Early Egypt to become a great civilization?
Do Now: Your family farms in the Nile Valley. Each
year when the floodwaters spread rich soil on the land
you help your family plant barley. When you’re not in
the fields, you spin fine linen thread from the flax you
have grown. Sometimes you go hunting near the river
and try to catch birds and fish in the tall grass.
Why do you like living in the Nile River Valley?
Key Terms
Cataracts- rapids in a river
Delta- a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil
deposited by a river
Pharaoh- the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt
Dynasty- series of rulers from the same family
Homework
 Chapter 10 Section 2 (Book B)
 Key Terms
 Taking Notes Section
 Reading Check Questions
 Assessment Questions: 1b, 1c, 2b, 3b
Egypt’s Location
Ancient Egypt
Why was it important
to the Egyptians that
the Nile’s flooding was
consistent? What
consequences could
have occurred had the
flooding not occurred?
What physical feature
provided Ancient
Egypt with protection?
Why is this the case?
Pharaoh Menes
How did the pharaoh's crown
display the unification of
Egypt?
What outcomes do you think
Menes wanted by doing this?
Classwork
 Read the article “Menes the 1st Pharoah” in your
small groups.
 Use the sticky tab method to help identify main
ideas as well as evidence to help you to answer your
assigned questions.
 Answer your assigned questions in your small
groups.