This week we will study the ancient religions of Egypt,
the view they held on the afterlife and how this influenced
their day to day life. This will include the practice of
mummification and other rituals that the ancient Egyptians
practiced.
Below is a copy of the power point presentation I will be
reviewing with the students and is available for them to
study from.
Objectives
- Identify Egyptian gods and goddesses
- Explain the Egyptians belief in the afterlife
- Explain why pharaohs built tombs (pyramids)
Vocabulary
afterlife
a life after death
Giza
an ancient Egyptian city, the site of the three great
pyramids
mummy
a dead body preserved in lifelike condition
pyramid
a huge building with four sloping triangle shaped
sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
the view they held on the afterlife and how this influenced
their day to day life. This will include the practice of
mummification and other rituals that the ancient Egyptians
practiced.
Below is a copy of the power point presentation I will be
reviewing with the students and is available for them to
study from.
Objectives
- Identify Egyptian gods and goddesses
- Explain the Egyptians belief in the afterlife
- Explain why pharaohs built tombs (pyramids)
Vocabulary
afterlife
a life after death
Giza
an ancient Egyptian city, the site of the three great
pyramids
mummy
a dead body preserved in lifelike condition
pyramid
a huge building with four sloping triangle shaped
sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
Classwork 10 - 14
December 2012 Mon - Present power point overview Tue - Group work Wed - Group work Thur - Group work Fri - Review and watch move on Egyptian Religion VOCABULARY Group will review flash cards for Chapter Three Section 3 "Egyptian Religion" COMPUTER Group: This assignment is carried over from last week. Students are to research these three Egyptian Rulers (Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun Ramses II) and in google documents using paragraph format explain to me what was unique about their rule, what dynasty they were from and provide a link to the website you got the information from BOOK group will read in the textbook with the teacher pages 80 - 85 Chapter 3 Section 3 Egyptian Religion |
Homework 10 - 14
December 2012 Mon - None Tues - Students are to go to the following website http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm? wcprefix=lbd&wcsuffix=2303&area=view&x=0&y=0 Follow the instructions and write your answers in google documents. Title your document "Egyptian Religion" This is due by 13 Dec 2012 Wed - No homework Thur - No homework Fri - No homework |