Impressions of Ancient Egypt

Ham's son Mizraim settled in Egypt

Greek historian Herodotus marveled at the ancient relics of Egypt.

Define each of the following terms: pyramids, sphinxes, hieroglyphics p 26

The story of Joseph and Moses goes through Egypt.  For centuries Egypt's past remained a mystery until French soldiers uncovered the Rosetta Stone.

1.  The Rosetta Stone contained a message carved in three languages.  1.  hieroglyphics, 2. demotic, and 3. Greek 2.  French scholar Jean Francis Champollion worked 14 years to translate the stone and solve the riddle of hieroglyphics. (HIEROGLYPHICS CHALLENGE)

Why has Egypt been a storehouse for relics of the past? p 28 because the hot and dry climate kept things preserved.

Egypts's great river Nile

Nile River

1. Longest river in the world

2.  flows south to north

3.  delta region is one of the most fertile regions in the world

Photo Credits:

Egypt Map: www.dmns.org/.../ quest/images/egyptMap.gif

Egyptian writing: http://www1.pvsd.k12.ca.us/library/egypt.gif

Nefertiti: http://www.crystalinks.com/nefertiti.gif

Moses: http://www.eborg3.com/Graphics/Bible/661.jpg

Rosetta Stone : erocha.freehosting.net/ Rosetta_Stone_WEB2.jpg

Hieroglyphics: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html

Nile River: egypt.africa-atlas.com/ pictures/suez-egypt.jpg

Nile irrigation: http://www.mathsnet.net/courses/dome/shaduf.gif

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.