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11/20/12 BR- What was the “gift” of the Nile? -get our your cornell reading notes from yesterday

Today : Pyramids Over Time Make sure to hand in your Mesopotamia chart!. 11/20/12 BR- What was the “gift” of the Nile? -get our your cornell reading notes from yesterday. KWL - Egypt. Read 35-41 Complete Questions 1-8 on page 41. Title: Pyramids on the Nile Pg 41

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11/20/12 BR- What was the “gift” of the Nile? -get our your cornell reading notes from yesterday

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  1. Today: Pyramids Over Time Make sure to hand in your Mesopotamia chart! 11/20/12BR- What was the “gift” of the Nile?-get our your cornell reading notes from yesterday

  2. KWL - Egypt

  3. Read 35-41 • Complete Questions 1-8 on page 41. • Title: Pyramids on the Nile Pg 41 • Copy the questions into the left column and answer them on the right. • Write a brief summary of why Egypt would be classified as an advanced civilization. Homework

  4. Geography • Movement • The Nile flows north from its source in Lake Victoria to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea which forms a delta. • Upper and Lower Egypt • (This is tricky!) River flow

  5. Advanced Cities • Thebes – center of artifacts • Temple of Luxor • Valley of Kings • Valley of Queens • Necropolis • Giza – Sphinx & Great Pyraminds

  6. Complex Institutions • Pharaoh • Dynasty • Theocracy • polytheism • Egyptian gods • Amun-Ra • Osiris • pyramids • mummification

  7. Record Keeping & Writing • Pictograms • Hieroglyphics • Papyrus • Rosetta Stone

  8. Advanced Technology • Pyramid • Calendar • Forensics • Water clock • Sun dial • Bronze work • medicine

  9. Specialized Workers?

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