Ancient Egypt - Escobar 2024

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​Essential Question

Why is Ancient Egypt the most well-known civilization?

​Prizes!!!

​Why are they SO well known?

Writing:

The Egyptians used Hieroglyphics and wrote on papyrus.

Why is that better?

Multiple Choice

What did the Egyptians use to write on and why?

• Papyrus because it was cheaper

• Papyrus because it is lighter than clay tablets

• Clay tablets because it was the only thing around

• Clay tablets because it was easier to carry

Multiple Choice

What was the Egyptian writing called??

• Hieroglyphics

• Typing

• Texting

• Campbellism

Why is writing important???

Sails:

The Egyptians improved sailing by using rectangle sails instead of triangle sails.

​Why is that better?

Multiple Choice

What type of sails did the Egyptians use?

• circle

• triangle

• rectangle

Multiple Choice

Why is a rectangle sail better?

• It goes faster and has more maneuverability

• It is heavier

• It is stronger

Craftmanship:

Egypt crafted for other reasons besides war (ex. Religion) and built Pyramids to honor their dead passing into the afterlife.

​Law:

Laws did not differ much from the Babylonians, but they provided stability and organization.

Why is that important?

Multiple Choice

What does law provide?

• Chaos

• Limits

• Anarchy

• Stability and Organization

Multiple Choice

Who did we adopt laws from?

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Assyrians

Religion:

Ancient Egyptian religion is different from Judaism because it is Polythestic, meaning they believe in more than one God.

Multiple Choice

Ancient Egyptian religion is _________________, meaning it has more than one God.

• Monotheistic

• Atheistic

• Polytheistic

​The more we focus on survival= Less free time we have

Multiple Choice

What did the Nile provide that was crucial to the success of Ancient Egypt?

• fertile soil

• water

• fish

• transport/trade

• All OF THEM!!!

Multiple Choice

How did writing contribute to the civilization's success?

• It allowed for the recording of videos

• It allowed for the recording of documents, which helped in trade and the passing down of knowledge.

• It allowed for the recording of audio

• It allowed for the recording of campbellism, which helped in trade and the passing down of knowledge.

Dropdown

________________ ensured laws were followed.​

Select answer

Dropdown

Identify a key belief in Ancient Egyptian religion.​

Select answer

Dropdown

They believed in an afterlife, which led to the practice of _________________ .​

Select answer

Match

Match the "thing" with the civilization that did it best

• Writing

• Laws

• Religion

• Craftsmanship

• Sailing

Sumerians

Babylonians

Israelites

Assyrians

Phoenicians

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Israelites

• Assyrians

• Phoenicians

​Essential Question

Why is Ancient Egypt the most well-known civilization?

They did all 5 things well!

Poll

What do you believe is the thing Egypt did best?

• Writing (Hieroglyphics/

  Papyrus)

• Sails

• Craftsmanship (Pyramids)

• Laws

• Religion

Open Ended

Name one thing Egypt did well and why it was important.

​Bonus Questions!!!

Multiple Choice

What does "Mesopotamia" stand for?

• Land between two rivers

• Good soil

• Campbellism

• Fertile Crescent

Multiple Select

What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?

• The Nile

• The Euphrates

• The Tigris

• The Thames

Multiple Choice

What is another word for civilization?

• Primitive

• Culture

• Chaos

Multiple Select

What are examples of culture? (select all that apply)

• Food

• Religion

• Music

• Campbellism

Reorder

Reorder the following (what happened first to what happened last)

• Sumerian

• Phoenicians

• Assyrians

• Babylonians

• Israelites

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What did the Assyrians perfect?

• Cuneiform

• Chariots

• Judaism

• Written Law

Multiple Choice

What did the Sumerians perfect?

• Cuneiform

• Chariots

• Judaism

• Sailing

Multiple Choice

What did the Phoenicians perfect?

• Cuneiform

• Judaism

• Sailing

• Chariots

Multiple Choice

What did the Babylonians perfect?

• Written law

• Sailing

• Judaism

• Chariots

Multiple Choice

What did the Israelites perfect?

• Cuneiform

• Judaism

• Chariots

• Written law