Egypt’s Golden Empire

World Geography

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WRUD 2DAY

C2CME

How Are You? What Are You Doing Today? Come To See Me

Why do people use this form of

communication rather than writing complete words and sentences?

What are the advantages of using this type of communication?

More than 1000 years after the pyramids were

built, Egypt reached its height of power. The sophisticated, civilized society that we call the New Kingdom was led by some remarkable kings. Between them, they liberated their country, conquered their neighbors, and built an empire that stretched from Syria to Sudan. The empire brought Egypt unimaginable wealth and power. They left a legacy that is still with us 3000 years later.

http://

www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/introduction.html

http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/virtual_egypt/medinet.html

Hieroglyphs

What are these pictures showing?

Where would these forms of communication typically be found?

What similarities are there between the use of hieroglyphs and the way we communicate today when we use text messaging on our cell phones or in email?

What do you think?

Historically significant in teaching us about

Egypt’s history, culture, customs, and life in ancient Egypt

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5_vtQOKtKo 14:50

Amenhotep Video

Learn about the roll of the tomb builders and

the use of hieroglyphic text to guide the dead to their next life.

Tombs and the Afterlife

Spell your name feature http://

www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/name_spell.html

Kamose Stela – practice reading and translating messages Extract 1 Extract 2

Egyptians Words

Quiz

Create a one to two sentence message using

Egyptian hieroglyphs on a paper

On the back, write the translation of your message. Don’t tell anyone your message.

Activity

Write three paragraphs with at least 7 complete

sentences that address the following: In today’s technologically advanced world, the use

of hieroglyphs to record history and send messages from place to place seems ineffective and cumbersome, yet Egyptians were considered a very advanced society at the time. Discuss the historical significance of hieroglyphs as a form of communication and how you think this form of communication helped the ancient Egyptian Empire to become a superpower.

Assessment

Choose 1 of the below

1. You will research other cultures that have used pictures and symbols as a means for recording messages and history. Compare the various cultures to see what impact this form of communication had on each culture/society. (Venn Diagram)2.Think about how we communicate today using symbols to represent words. Using resources from your everyday surroundings, create illustrations of these symbols and explain their meaning. (Hint: think of some of the common signage you see in your neighborhood.)

Groups of two or three, you will be creating

your own Egyptian pyramid by using the materials (lego’s and tinker toys) provided.

You will have about 15 – 20 minutes to complete your structure.

It must be able to stand on its own.

Architectural Marvels

Was your group able to build a pyramid

successfully from the materials provided? What challenges did your group face when

constructing the pyramid? What strategies did your group use to build

the pyramid? If you could have had two additional items to

use for creating your pyramid, what would they have been and how would they have helped you?

Discussion

Hatshepsut – obelisks http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMyOFbysmwI

Ramesses II – great temples and pyramids

Video

Greatest Architects

“How to Build a Pyramid”

1970, todays cost would be much higher due to inflation over the past 35+ years

Article

Virtual Egypt http://

www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/virtual_egypt/index.html

Architecture http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/architecture.html

•What was the primary purpose of the obelisk? pyramid? temple?

•What was the religious and/or political significance of each these types of structures?

•Why could these structures be considered a show of power? wealth?

You will learn more about temples, obelisks,

and pyramids so that they can design one of their own. Remind them that they will need to find the answers to the research questions from Part 1 of You Be the Architect.

Complete activity sheet (Part 1) – same groups as previous pyramid activity

You be the Architect

Complete Part 2 of activity sheet within groups

You will work together to create a design for a temple, an obelisk, or a pyramid. From this design, they will construct a model of the structure and create a written explanation of their design

You be the Architect

You will present your structure to the class. Explain your findings

Presentation

You will write a three paragraph (6 completed

sentences) response to the following: •Why are the temple, pyramids, and obelisks

constructed by the ancient Egyptians considered to be architectural and engineering marvels even today? Give specific reasons to support your answer using what you learned form your research and design experience.

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Assessment

Compare the great temple, pyramids, and

obelisks of ancient Egypt with some of the world's current superstructures such as skyscrapers, dams and bridges. Discuss the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern structures. Compare the reasons why today's superstructures have been built, versus the reasons the ancient Egyptians had for erecting obelisks, pyramids, and temples.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/egypt-in-crisis/