Herim's+Egypt

=__**Assignment 3-1**__=


 * Source: Carefully read your online textbook pages 88 and 89.** **(Note: Make sure you scroll down on page 89 to see more information.)**

(Note: //Mark// means use a marker, //label// means use a text label, //represent// means draw a symbol to show the item.)
 * Your task is to label a map of the Nile River and ancient Egypt on your current Scribble Map. You must mark, label, or represent famous sites, cities, and other objects. //Label everything carefully//.**

1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract. **(Use the textbook to help you with this part.)** 2. Label the Red Sea. 3. Represent three mines and three quarries. Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry 4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), and the oasis of Faiyum-Include dates, palm trees, and crocodiles. Provide an image and a description for each historic site 5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Hermopolis, Akhetaten, Memphis, Bubastis. Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine 6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta, the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature. 7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.

=**__Assignment 3-2__**=
 * Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your onli1`ne textbook and refer to your river boat tour notes**
 * Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.**

1. Read the //If YOU were there section//. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh? I'd felt very uncomfortable with my job.Because I have take care of the gods... 2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call old kingdom. When did it start and end?

It started in 2700 to 2200BC.
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh. They believed as the gods send pharaohs to protect people in Egypt. 4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? Keeping the crops well and making everybody safe. 5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? A specific monument built for Khufu is the Pyramid of Giza.(I think...) 7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with). The structure of society in the Old Kingdom was pretty balanced. 8. Define the word //**acquire**//. Use //**acquire**// in an original sentence. Acquire means to get. Egyptians __acquired__ goods from other countries. 9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?

=__Assignment 3-3__=
 * Source:** How to Mummify Nefermaat
 * Directions:** Go to the link above to mummify a body. As you work to mummify the body, answer the following questions __**clearly and with details**__ on your wiki page.
 * 1) Why did Egyptians want to [|preserve] dead bodies? Because the Egyptians think that the souls could be recognized after the death.
 * 2) How did they [|preserve] bodies? What is this process of preservation called?They preserved the dead bodies very carefully and putted some treasure for the body and for peace.This is called Mummification.
 * 3) Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? There is a metal hook and you mix the brain thing and get things off. They think the brain is not that important.
 * 4) Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? Intestines, stomach, liver, lungs.They put in all separate jars.
 * 5) What did they do with the heart? Why?They just kept it inside because it was important.
 * 6) What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from.
 * 7) How was [|linen] used during mummification? It wrapped the unfinished mummy around and around.
 * 8) What are [|amulets] and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
 * 9) What happens to the body after it was mummified?

=__Assignment 3-4__=
 * Part 1:** Go to this [|site] and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses . Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess . Then choose one that you would __**not**__ want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are **middle school quality explanations**.

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 * Part 2:** Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the [|Mesopotamian gods and goddesses]. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?

=__Assignment 3-5__= Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. Grade each paragraph for quality: 4=outstanding work, detailed, correct and above the call of duty 3=very good work, completes assignment, is above average 2=completes assignment correctly, average work 1=does not complete assignment, needs work 0=does not follow directions, assignment missing

The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE) Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** Pharaohs were considered to Egyptian as a god.Egyptian followed every rules that are from Pharaohs.There are pyramid age.pharaoh buried the king to the huge pyramid after they are dead.they had also rule about only pharaoh could keep the dead king to the huge pyramid.Every time when the king is dead,the workers need to built the pyramid and they all have to put the rocks and things into the pyramid.In this century the Khufu's pyramid is the most famous pyramid that people knows.Pyramid was built as a triangle built with a rocks.They put Egyptian's king after they are dead.The importance of Pyramids were amazing.The Egyptian's were proud of themselves about the pyramids.But the propose of they stopped building pyramids was too many workers die for building pyramids.
 * __Part 1__
 * Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
 * Workers
 * Importance of the pyramids

Grade-3
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...** There are difference of middle kingdom and the old kingdom. It is about the civilization developed a lot.In time to time people started to make new stuffs that were not developed they made some fake chambers and other stuff.So what it means that people got to know things so they have lots things to do.Like for example,after the time they will abusive language.If people get smarter the abusive language will get more so they will have a war and things are getting bad.
 * __Part 2__**
 * The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
 * the difference with the Old Kingdom
 * what life was like during this time
 * wars or battles and who was involved

Grade-2.5
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-103 in our textbook. Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...**
 * __Part 3__**
 * The New Kingdom (1500 BCE - 1000 BCE)
 * the causes of the growth of trade
 * what life was like in an empire
 * wars or battles (invasions) and who was involved

The wars will get more bigger because people get into abusive language in this time people will get a big problem.They will make some weapons such as tank, guns and etc.The way we make is because of people are getting smarter.After people get smarter they won’t trade things because they could make it all.When the battle gets start,people brings all the stuff to the war that they made to use or to sell.So,now people are only thinking about money they get jealous to let another people are having lots thinking.

Grade-3
=__Assignment 3-8__= Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences **clearly and with specific details**. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.

1. The single most important thing I learned was... The old kingdom and the new Kingdom. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... It was confused with the gods and mummification. 3. What surprised me the most was... Papyrus plant still grows near Nile River. 4. I would like to know more about... How the 'make up' in Egypt uses now. 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... There was a woman pharaoh.

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