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Africa: Shaped by the Past
Students will research basic facts about one Egyptian ruler and create
a "Rulers of Egypt" trading card. (Lesson can be completed without the
video.)
Egyptian Antiquities
After completing this lesson students will understand that ancient
builders overcame great obstacles in erecting monuments.
You Be
the Judge on Hammurabi's Code
Using Hammurabi's Code, you decide the proper punishment for shoddy
workmen, straying wives, and abusive landlords.
Black
Kingdoms of the Nile
In this lesson students
explore one theory that some archaeologists have offered, which
involves the pulling of the stone on a sled up a single ramp. Students
construct a model of a pyramid and use a variety of problem solving
strategies to determine the length of a ramp needed to complete the
building of a pyramid.
The World's History: A Polycentric World
The online guide to Howard Spodek's The World's History features
quizzes, primary sources, maps, a bulletin board, a Live Chat, web
links, and faculty resources for each chapter/topic. This chapter
completes the introduction to the seven areas where "primary" culture
developed--the Yellow River of China, the Niger River valley of West
Africa, Mesoamerica, and the Pacific coastal plain of South America
and the adjacent Andes.
The World's History: River Valley Civilizations
The online guide to Howard Spodek's The World's History features
quizzes (multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, interactive
review questions), primary sources, maps, a bulletin board, a Live
Chat, web links, and faculty resources for each chapter/topic. This
chapter focuses on the civilizations which developed in the Nile
valley of Egypt and the Indus River valley of India/Pakistan.
Shang Bronzes: A Window into Ancient Chinese Culture (1523 B.C. - 1028
B.C.)
In this lesson, students will identify connections between modern
Chinese culture and Shang culture, explain hierarchical class
structure of Shang society, and describe how the king played a pivotal
role in Shang government and religion.
Daily Life in Ancient China: An Internet Search Activity (Webquest)
This fun activity will introduce students to the vast time periods and
extensive contributions to cultural development in Chinese history.
Egyptian Symbols and Figures: Scroll Paintings
This lesson introduces students to the writing, art, and religious
beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest
writing systems in the world, and through tomb paintings. Hieroglyphs
consist of pictures of familiar objects that represent sounds.
The Beginnings of Civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush
This activity is aimed at sixth graders, however it can be modified
for eighth-grade. In the activity, students analyze the geographic,
political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early
civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.
The eight (8)
lessons below are from the PBS' educational resources on "Egypt's
Golden Empire" link featured on their "Empires"
website. The "Empires" page
contains information on many more of the world's important
civilizations, religions, and people.
Lesson
Plan 1: Hieroglyphs and Communication
The focus of this lesson is on the use of hieroglyphs as a form of
communication, record keeping, and a means for preserving and
passing down history.
Lesson Plan 2: Tombs and the
Afterlife
The lesson focuses on the concept of the afterlife and the
importance of pleasing the gods and goddesses, the significance of
tombs and tomb building, and the burial customs and traditions of
the ancient Egyptians.
Lesson Plan 3: The Queens of
Ancient Egypt
Students will focus on learning about some of ancient Egypt's great
queens like Nefertiti, Tiy, and Nefertari in this lesson. They will
learn about what made these women powerful as well as how they
impacted and influenced the lives of the common people by being held
in such high regard by their husbands, the pharaohs.
Lesson Plan 4: Egypt's Greatest
Leaders
Learning about seven of Egypt's most famous pharaohs will be the
focus of this lesson. Students will also discuss leadership styles
and draw conclusions about how leadership style contributed or
detracted from the success of each of these pharaohs.
Lesson Plan 5: Architectural
Marvels
This lesson gives students the opportunity to study pyramids,
temples, and obelisks, all architectural marvels, even today.
Students will learn about the purposes these structures served in
Egyptian culture as well as how they were constructed and what we
have learned from studying them.
Lesson Plan 6: A Day in the Life of
an Egyptian
The focus of this lesson is to teach students about the daily lives
of ancient Egyptians from every social class. Life varied
dramatically for people based upon where they were in the social
order, and students will examine how people from all walks of life
lived.
Lesson Plan 7: Touring Ancient
Egypt
Geographic features and the abundance of natural resources that
helped ancient Egypt become the world's first superpower will be the
focus of this lesson.
Lesson Plan 8: The Science and
Technology of Ancient Egypt
In this lesson, students will learn about many of the key scientific
and technological contributions made by the ancient Egyptians.
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