Getting Started

1. Reminder
Due Friday, January 22
Read pp 294-296.
On p 296 answer q 3a, 3b, and 3c on
looseleaf.
2. Take out Talking Heads and your Best of the
Best draft.

Getting Started
1. Take out Homework 24.
2. Take out Talking Heads and your Best of the
Best draft.
3. Take out your Social Studies notebook and add
the following to your Table of Contents
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Students will describe the importance of key

rulers in Ancient Egyptian history by
comparing and contrasting different pharaohs.

Success Criteria

I can define pharaoh.

I can research different pharaohs.
I can make conclusions about pharaohs.

Vocabulary
dynasty - a line of rulers from the same family
monarchy - government ruled by a king or queen
sphinx - monument with the face of a pharaoh and the
body of a lion (also a figure in Egyptian mythology)
regent - one who officially governs in a rulers place
oracle - one believed to be able to predict the future
obelisk - a tall, thin, four-sided stone monument, usually
rising to a pointed pyramid-shaped top

Egyptian Pharaohs
Pharaohs were rulers in Ancient Egypt. They
were not only considered kings, but they were
considered gods or the child of one.
The Egyptian god-kings were very powerful!
Each served as head of the government, leader of
the armies, and chief priest of the kingdom.
Power was usually passed from father to oldest
son.

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Close Reading, Talking Heas

Number paragraphs
Read Talking Heads
Annotate Talking Heads
most interesting? most important to
history? most lasting impact?

Talking Heads
1. Which pharaoh is
the most interesting?
most important to history?
most lasting impact?
2. Write a short response for one.
2 - accurate claim, 2 relevant pieces of evidence
1 - accurate claim, OR 2 relevant pieces of evidence
0 - no accurate clim, no evidence is relevant

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1. Google Classroom
Best of the Best

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2 - accurate claim, 2 relevant pieces of
evidence
1 - accurate claim, OR 2 relevant pieces of
evidence
0 - no accurate clim, no evidence is relevant

Success Criteria

I can define pharaoh.

I can research different pharaohs.
I can make conclusions about pharaohs.