ANCIENT EGYPT

Seventh grade
Social Studies
Learning Objective 1 – Fourth Term,
2019
Boston International School
• Objective: To learn the characteristics of the first
civilizations of ancient Egypt, India and China to
compare them with the people of today’s world.

• Learning Objective: Recognizing the characteristics

of the ancient Egypt such as the Government,
culture, and religion, to understand their way of life.
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE:

The kingdom of God remains forever

Matthew 24:35
• 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by
no means pass away.
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CLASS RULES
Remember that we do it all for the Lord:
Colossians 3:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him
Whole brain teaching
Rule 1: Listen when your teacher is talking
Rule 2: Follow directions quickly
Rule 3: Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect your
school
Rule 4: Raise your hand to speak or stand
Rule 5: Be safe, Be kind, Be honest for the glory of God
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CLASS RULES
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Rule 6: Use English at all times, it is the only way to
improve.
Rule 7: Do not translate what your teacher says, please.
Rule 8: Take risks and learn from your mistakes.
MENDING ORIENTED ACTIONS
If the students take the motivation to misbehave he/she will
less from 1 to ten points of his/her participation mark.
If the students distract others he/she has to talk in front of
the class and apologize.
If the students frequently have a bad behavior will be
notified in the folder of behavior.
PORTFOLIO (Divided by terms and it’s a grade)

Cover (Name, grade, likes, dislikes, class

objectives)
PDE copies (If necessary)
Dictations
Worksheets
Extra Credits
Final Exams
Quizzes
The kids will take an hour to go to the I.T. room and prepare their
poster

PROJECT:
Make a comparison chart between the religion of the Ancient
Civilizations and the Christians. They have to organize the
information in a Comparison graphic organizer or chat. (I will post
some examples on my blog) The work has to show their
investigation process and creativity.
They will need markers, colors and a big piece of construction
paper.
They have to include biblical integration

Due date: October 16th, 2019

 Egypt Location:
Egypt is located in Africa, limits to the north with the
Mediterranean Sea, to the south with Sudan, to the east with
the Red Sea and to the west with Libya.
• Thousands of years ago, one of the world’s first
civilizations began on the shores of the Nile River. This
river is the longest river in the world. It flows from a lake
deep in Africa to the hot desert land of Egypt.
• The people of Egypt need water from the river. Their
country gets little rain.
• And the land near the river is fertile.
Nile River
THE FIRST PHARAOH
• A man named Menes ruled over the villages in Egypt, and
he became the first king. He built a new capital city called
Memphis. Menes also built a large palace for himself. After
that, Egypt’s king was always called the pharaoh, which
mean “great palace” or “great house”.
GOVERNMENT UNDER THE PHARAOH
PHARAOH:
• Made the laws for all the people.
• Everyone worked for the pharaoh, for example, the farmers had to give
some of the food that they grew to the pharaoh.
NOBLES:
• They ran the government. The chief minister supervises the business
of government.
ARTISTS:
• Makers of statues, they had less power than the nobles.
FARMERS AND OTHER WORKERS:
• They had little to say in the government.
EGYPTIAN RELIGION
• The Egyptians believed in many gods.
• They believed that the sun was a god named Ra.
• The Egyptians believed a person would live again after
death.
• MUMMIFICATION: is a way to protect a dead body.
• TOMB: is a place or a building where the dead are buried.
All the things the person might want in the next life were
placed near the mummy.
 THE PYRAMIDS
• They are the largest tombs built for the pharaohs. The
largest pyramid in Egypt is called the Great Pyramid.
• The tombs of the pharaohs were filled with many treasures.
• Tutankhamen was a pharaoh known as the boy-king
because he died when he was only 18 years old. The king’s
mummy lay inside a case made of solid gold. A gold mask
covered the king’s head. The tomb was filled with jewelry,
furniture, clothes, weapons, and games. Tutankhamen’s
tomb helped people learn a lot about how people in ancient
Egypt lived.
 EGYPTIAN CONTRIBUTIONS
TO CIVILIZATION
• The Egyptians invented a calendar. They noticed that the
Nile flood came once every 365 days. They also saw that
the flood arrived at about the same time every year. This
gave them the idea that time could be divided into equal
periods.
• The Egyptians also made a writing material called
papyrus. They made papyrus from plants that grew
along the Nile river. Our word “paper” comes from the
word “papyrus”.
• The Egyptians invented a kind of writing system called
hieroglyphics, or picture writing.