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Bell Ringer

Explore the evidence suggesting the significance of the afterlife in ancient Egyptian culture. Discover their social classes, slavery practices, achievements in writing, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. Use the provided rubric and RACE writing strategy to discuss the impact of Egyptian learning achievements on later civilizations.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • Use your notes on Egyptian Religion to answer the following question: • What evidence suggests the afterlife was important to the ancient Egyptians?

  2. Note - Taking 1. Copy down the chart on p. 88 into your classroom notebook 2. Make sure it is titled, “Ancient Egyptian Culture”

  3. Everyday Life • Most of what we know about the ancient Egyptians is based on paintings from walls of tombs/temples and written records. • Social Classes:

  4. Everyday Life • A person could rise up to a higher social class usually through service to the Pharaoh. • Slavery: • Prisoners captured in war • Slaves had rights – could own items, inherit land and be set free • Peasants: • Most worked the land of wealthier people • Lives were greatly affected by the seasons for farming • Women: • Looked upon as living models of the goddess Isis • Had most rights that men had – own property, run businesses, enter legal contracts

  5. Achievements • Writing in Ancient Egypt • Hieroglyphs: pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds. • Began to use hieroglyphs because they needed a way to keep track of the kingdom’s growing wealth. • Writing Materials • Papyrus: an early form of paper made from a reed found in the marshy area of the Nile delta.

  6. The Mystery of Hieroglyphics Revealed • The ability to read Egypt’s hieroglyphic writing was lost after the 400’s A.D. – in 1799 an important discovery allowed scholars to translate the mysterious pictures • Rosetta Stone: large black stone discovered near the Nile River with hieroglyphs, another Egyptian script, and Greek letters that all had the same meaning allowing the translation of hieroglyphics.

  7. Achievements • Astronomers: scientists who study the stars and other objects in the sky. • Figured out when the Nile River would flood based on star movements and the length of a year. • Mathmatics: • Used geometry along with adding, subtracting, fractions, etc. • Medicine: • Religion and medicine were closely connected • Performed surgery and used plants to create medicines

  8. RACE Rubric Exercise • Use the rubric that was provided to you in order to answer the following question using the RACE writing strategy – you MUST use the text (p.88-93) in order to complete the assignment. • How did the learning achievements of the Egyptians affect later civilizations?

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