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Project Walk Like an Egyptian Purpose: Instructional Project

Strand 2 World History Concept 2 Early Civilizations PO1 Recognize that the development of farming allowed groups of people to settle in one place and develop into civilizations PO2 Recognize that settlement led to the development of the advancement of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization farming techniques (e.g. Nile River flooding) Government (e.g. pharaohs) Art/architecture (e.g. pyramids) Writing (e.g. hieroglyphics) PO3 Recognize that civilizations in the Americas had similar characteristics to the Egyptians Strand 4 Concept 2 Places and Regions PO3 Recognize through images of content studied that places (Egypt) have distinct characteristics Concept 4 Human Systems PO1 Discuss elements of a cultural community being studied Essential Questions: What part of a society can we do without, why? If every society needs a leader….what happens to the leader if one part of the society is eliminated. How would you rank by importance the parts of your society vs. ancient Egypt. What do we still study Ancient Egypt today. What is its connection to today? What kids need to Demonstrate: The essentials of ancient Egypt civilization: farming, government, architecture, writing(communication) [] [] Compare and contrast Egypt to Early Colonial America and today.

hieroglyph... Use pictures to show the unique characteristics of ancient Egypt. [] Through a riddle discussion find answers to Egyptian culture /gallery walk