Pyramids on the Nile

Topic: Pyramids of the Nile
Lo1: Describe the geography of Egypt 
Lo2: Discuss the role of the Pharaoh Egyptians society.
Lo3: Identify the cultural and technological achievements of the Egyptians.
Homework : Chapter2, Section 2 & Reading Guide and Assessment

 TERMS & NAMES 
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
• delta - a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
 • Narmer - created the first Ancient Egypt dynasty 
• Pharaoh -  a king ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader
• theocracy - a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure. A government controlled by religious leaders.
• pyramid - a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs
• mummification - a process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
• hieroglyphic - an ancient Egyptian writing systems in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
• papyrus - a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper-like material for writing on 

 2. Which of the Egyptian achievements do you consider the most important? Explain.
The Egyptian achievement that I consider the most important is agriculture. I consider agriculture the most important because it helped them build structures and advance their society, for example they built pyramids.

Main Ideas
3. How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egyptian development? 
Being surrounded by the deserts, Egyptians development benefited this because it provided protection from invaders.
4. How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh?
The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as a living god.
5. Why did Egyptians mummify bodies?
The Egyptians mummified bodies to preserve them for the next life.

Reading Guide
1. Why is Narmer a legendary hero in ancient Egyptian history?
Narmer was a legendary hero in ancient Egyptian history because he united upper and lower Egypt. Also he created a dynasty.
2. How did the role of Egyptian pharaohs differ from the role of Mesopotamian rulers?
The role of Egyptian pharaohs differ from the role of Mesopotamian rulers was that Pharaohs were gods, and Mesopotamian ruler represented gods.
3. Why did the Egyptians build great pyramids for their kings?
Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh's ruled after his death. The pyramids were tombs.
4. How did Egyptian religious beliefs compare with those of the Mesopotamians?
Both believed in many gods but Egyptians believed in life after death.
5. What social classes made up Egyptian society?
The Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid has social groups such as the pharaoh, vizier, high priests and nobles, priests, engineers, doctors, scribes, craftsmen, slaves and farmers.
6. What we're significant achievements of the ancient Egyptians in science and technology?
Their technology included the ability to build large construction projects such as pyramids and palaces.
7. How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamian system?
The Egyptians writing system is early form of hieroglyphic writing system picture stand for an idea than hieroglyphic changed so that picture stood for sound as well as idea.

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