Transcript civilizations past to present

CIVILIZATIONS PAST
TO PRESENT:
EGYPT
By Kevin Supples
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Ella
packed her clothes to
get ready for her journey.
loads
loads
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loads
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Something carried
loads
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Something carried
The trucks moved slowly
because they carried loads
of heavy wood.
grind
grind
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grind
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Crush
grind
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Pablo
watched the machine
grind coffee beans into
smaller pieces.
spoiled
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spoiled
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Rotted
The ham sandwich spoiled
because Olivia forgot to
put it in the refrigerator.
preserve
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pre - serve
preserve
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My
grandmother wrapped
the pie in plastic to
preserve it.
layers
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layers
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Levels
layers
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Stefan covered himself with
layers of blankets because it
was cold.
contained
contained
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contained
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Held
Chow’s
school box contained
a pack of crayons, three
pencils, and a sharpener.
grand
grand
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grand
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fancy
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fancy
Travis stared wide-eyed at
the grand dining room after
the decorators had finished.
DAY ONE
Satellite
picture of
the
Nile River
Satellite
picture of
the Nile
River delta
desert
desert
TEAMWORK
Read
pages 6-7 aloud
with partners.
Complete main idea
trees.
TEAM TALK EXTENDER
Look
at the maps on page 6.
 Use the compass rose and
surrounding areas to
describe Egypt’s location in
three different ways.
ADVENTURES IN WRITING
 Create
your own glossary for at least
three difficult words on pages 4-7 of
Civilizations Past to Present: Egypt. Use
the correct form of a glossary. Write each
word followed by a colon and the
definition. Then write an example
sentence for at least one of your words.
Make sure your definitions and sentences
match the way the text uses the word.
DAY TWO
A felucca
Sailing on a felucca
Lake Nassar as seen from the Aswan
Dam
American alligator and a Nile crocodile
 The
Crocodile is a light tan to pale
gray and the
Alligator is dark gray to black.
The crocodile’s head is long and
narrow while the alligator’s is wide
and more rounded.
 When
the mouth is closed the
Crocodiles teeth protrude
from the bottom up and the 6th
tooth is longer then the rest. The
Alligators teeth protrude from
the top down.
TWO MINUTE EDIT
Cairo
is one of the
most biggest cities
in a world? (3)
TWO MINUTE EDIT
Cairo
is one of the
(most) biggest cities
in the world. (3)
TEAMWORK
pages 10 – 11
aloud with partners.
Complete main idea
trees.
Read
TEAM TALK EXTENDER
Was farming in Egypt
better in ancient times or
is it better today? Use
details from the text to
support your answer.
DAY THREE
 Senet
Game Board
TWO MINUTE EDIT
Now the nile no longer
floods the dam hold back
the waters from flowed
over the land. (5)
TWO MINUTE EDIT
Now the Nile no longer
floods. The dam holds
back the waters from
flowing over the land. (5)
Barley
Flax Leaves
Wheat
Irrigation canal
Cairo
Street in Old Cairo
TEAM WORK
Read
pages 14-15 aloud
with partners.
Complete main idea trees.
TEAM TALK EXTENDER
Read the box titled “Looking
Back” on page 14. Do you
think the way ancient
Egyptians added was easier or
more difficult than the way you
add? Explain.
DAY FOUR
TWO MINUTE EDIT
egyptians loved to eat
sweet things they baked
many different kind of
breads sweetening with
honey and fruits. (5)
TWO MINUTE EDIT
Egyptians loved to eat
sweet things. They baked
many different kinds of
breads sweetened with
honey and fruits. (5)
Statue of
Queen
Hatshepsut
Temple of Hatshepsut
http://www.guardian.co.uk/egypt/sto
ry/0,,2112583,00.html
 Article
describing how Mr. Hawass
finally identified the missing mummy
of Hatshepsut – June, 2007.
Temple
at Karnak
Sphinxes at the Temple at Karnak
Temple at Karnak
A team of archaeologists and technicians
examines the gilded wooden lid of the teenage
pharaoh's (Tut’s) outer coffin.
Before gliding into the CT machine, Tut's
mummy gets a quick physical exam from
Zahi Hawass (center).
Copy and paste this. It takes you to the National
Geographic interactive edition about King Tut.
Click on “Multimedia” at the top, then choose “The
Pharoah Awaits”. Next choose “Royal Wrappings”
to see all the coffins and other things inside of
which King Tut’s mummy was found.
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/
ngm/0506/feature1/
5,000 year
old boat
found buried
beside a
pyramid
TEAMWORK
Read
pages 18-20 aloud
with partners.
Complete main idea trees.
TEAM TALK EXTENDER
Why do you think ancient
Egyptians made mummies?
Use details from the text to
support your answer.
DAY FIVE
TWO MINUTE EDIT
In Ancient Egypt people
believing in life after
death they believed that
after people died, they
would need their body in
there new life. (5)
TWO MINUTE EDIT
In ancient Egypt people
believed in life after
death. They believed that
after people died, they
would need their body in
their new life. (5)
Hieroglyphic translator – type in
a name or word and you get the
hieroglyphic equivalent. Results
can be printed
http://www.quizlquinnand.com/hiero.
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The Rosetta
Stone
The Rosetta Stone was carved in 196 B.C., and it
was found in 1799.
 The
Rosetta Stone is a text written
by a group of priests in Egypt to
honour the Egyptian pharaoh. It lists
all of the things that the pharaoh has
done that are good for the priests
and the people of Egypt. The Rosetta
Stone is written in three scripts
because when it was written, there
were three scripts being used in
Egypt.