11/18/25 - Ancient Egyptian Achievements

​Achievements of Ancient Egypt

By Emily Earp

​​Pyramids

​​Papyrus

​​Hieroglyphics

Open Ended

Why do achievements matter?

6 Big Achievements

1. Hieroglyphics

2. Papyrus

3. Architecture

4. Mathematics

5. Medicine

6. Calendar & Timekeeping

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If our class could only write using pictures, how would that change communication amongst your fellow students?

• Put your name in the generator on the next slide.

• Get the pictures that create your name.

• Copy those pictures onto your paper.

​What you'll do:

• Paper

• Pencil

​What you will need:

Write your name in hieroglyphics

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Egyptians invented Papyrus, which was like their Chromebook. If, suddenly, tomorrow Chromebooks were no longer usable, what would be WAY harder to do?

(You can't just say "everything," either. I want a sentence, please!)

• Made recording faster.

• Think of the records papyrus allowed Egyptians to take as their Google Drive.

​Everything was Changed

• It was easier to carry around.

• It was the world's first paper

​Why was this their greatest achievement?

Papyrus

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If your group had to build a giant pyramid using only simple tools, what would your strategy be?

Make a pyramid!

​Find a group (no more than 3)

Make a pyramid using the cards Mrs. Earp gives you and see if it can hold a pencil for at least 5 seconds.

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Exit Ticket:

Choose ONE achievement from today and explain in 1–2 sentences how it helped Egypt grow as a civilization.