Ancient Egypt Unit
Sixth Grade Standard 1: Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Objective 1: Explain why physical geography affected the development of early civilizations.
Objective 2: Evaluate how religion has played a central role in human history from ancient times to today.
Objective 4: Analyze how the earliest civilizations created technologies and systems to meet community and personal needs
Objective 1: Explain why physical geography affected the development of early civilizations.
Objective 2: Evaluate how religion has played a central role in human history from ancient times to today.
Objective 4: Analyze how the earliest civilizations created technologies and systems to meet community and personal needs
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Key VocabularyCanopic Jars- Jars used by the Ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve internal organs. They were commonly either carved from limestone or were made of pottery
Delta- The Nile delta is the fan-shaped landform where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea Hieroglyphics- The Egyptian writing called hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different objects, actions, sound or ideas. Inundation- The yearly flooding of the Nile. The Season of the Inundation was the first season in the ancient Egyptian calendar. The Ancient Egyptians marked the beginning of their year by the rising of the Nile Monotheism- The belief that there is only one God Mummy- A mummy is a deceased human or other animal whose skin and organs are not allowed to rot so that the body is preserved Obelisk- A stone pillar, typically square or rectangular with a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark Papyrus- A water plant growing along the Nile that was used to create sheets of “paper”, rope, sandals, and boats Pharaoh- A ruler (king) in ancient Egypt Polytheism- The belief in more than one god or in many gods Rosetta Stone- A stone slab, found in 1799 near Rosetta, that helped historians decipher ancient hieroglyphics Quarry- A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted Sarcophagus- A stone coffin, typically decorated with a sculpture or inscription Scribe- A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand in hieroglyphics, cuneiform or other scripts and may help keep track of records Shaduf or Shadoof- A device used in Egypt and other Eastern countries for raising water, especially for irrigation, consisting of a long suspended rod with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other Sphinx- A figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion Theocracy- A political condition where the religious leaders are also the political leaders Vizier- The highest official in Ancient Egypt next to the king; an assistant pharaoh |