THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

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1 Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Unit 10 THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS Interactive ACTIVITY BOOKLET What can we find out about ancient Egypt from what has survived?

2 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive Unit 10 ACTIVITY BOOKLET SLIDE 3 Section 1. Who were the Egyptians? What do you already know about the ancient Egyptians? Write in the table below what you already know about the ancient Egyptians. Think about any books you have read or films you have seen. What I already know about the ancient Egyptians Who ruled Egypt? Name any famous Egyptians. How did the rich and poor live? What did they build or make that made Egyptians famous? What did Egyptians believe? What I would like to find out about the Ancient Egyptians SLIDE 4 Where is Egypt? 1. Fill in the missing words. Egypt is in. It is a very country. The first Egyptians lived about years ago. Most of Egypt is desert of and. Egypt is about kilometres from England. Use these words: sand North Africa hot 5000 rock 2 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

3 SLIDE 5 Map of Ancient Egypt 2. TASK On the map of ancient Egypt label Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, River Nile, Giza, Memphis, Thebes, Valley of the Kings and Karnak. Colour in Egypt [Yellow], Mediterranean Sea [Light Blue], Red Sea [Light Blue], and the River Nile [Dark Blue]. 3 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

4 SLIDES 9-11 Why is it important to look after objects from the past? 14. What happens when an object from ancient Egypt is found? 15. Why are museums the best place to look after old objects from the past? 16. Have you ever visited a museum? Which one? 17. What is the name of an ancient Egyptian museum near to where you live? 18. What does BC stand for? 19. What does AD stand for? The History Timeline 20. When you are using BC dates you count forward/backward. 21. When you are using AD dates you count forward/backward. How to complete the Ancient Egypt Timeline 22. Put these dates on the timeline BC 500 BC 500 AD. 23. Write on the timeline what was happening in ancient Egypt on these dates and draw a picture. Two examples have been done for you. 0 BC Jesus was born 1325 BC Tutankhamen buried in Valley of Kings 2500 BC The Sphinx was built 30 AD Egypt ruled by the Romans 2000 BC Pyramid building stopped 394 AD Egypt becomes Christian 4 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

5 Ancient Egypt Timeline 3000 BC Upper and Lower Egypt were united 3000 BC 2000 BC 1000 BC 0 AD 1000 AD 1500 BC 0 AD Jesus Chris was born

6 Section 2. What do we know about daily life in ancient Egypt? SLIDES How was ancient Egypt ruled? Ancient Egyptian society was organized like a circle/pyramid/square. 1. Cut out the pictures, the descriptions and names of people in ancient Egypt. Put them together forming a pyramid and match the correct pictures, descriptions and people.

7 The Descriptions They were the rulers of ancient Egypt. They were like a king or queen. He helped the pharaoh look after ancient Egypt. They wrote and kept records. These people made things. They did the farming and grew crops. The People in Egypt Craftspeople Farmers Pharaoh Scribe Viziers 2. Stick your pictures, descriptions, and names of people on to the pyramid below. 7 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

8 SLIDE 15 Why was the River Nile Important? 3. How long is the River Nile? 4. Which sea does the Nile eventually reach? 5. What did the River Nile leave behind after flooding? 6. Why was this good for the ancient Egyptian farmers? SLIDE Look at the picture of the River Nile. Can you think of some reasons why the ancient Egyptians chose to live near the River Nile? What can we see that would make living in ancient Egypt easy? What can we see that would make life in ancient Egypt difficult? 8. Fill in the table to show why the River Nile was important to the ancient Egyptians. What the Egyptians got from the River Nile What was this important for? What was the most important? 1= least important 6= most important Fish Transport 8 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

9 Washing Water Papyrus Mud SLIDE 17 The Egyptian Farming Season 9. Complete the storyboard of the Egyptian farming seasons. Choose these descriptions and write them in the correct boxes. When the crops ripened they were harvested. The flood waters arrived by the middle of July so no farming work could be done. Animals were used to press the seeds firmly into the ground. A shaduf was used to lift water from the river onto the land. Add your own drawings. 9 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

10 The Egyptian Farming Seasons Season 1 The farmers could not work on their land so they worked for the pharaoh building pyramids. Season 2 November-February Getting the land ready and planting the seeds reading for growing Season 3 10 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

11 SLIDE 19 What did ancient Egyptians eat? 10. Use the picture and put a circle around the food that ancient Egyptians liked eating. Find these foods on the picture:- Cucumbers, Pomegranates, Melons, Apples, Grapes Duck, Fish, Garlic and Eggs SLIDES What did Egyptians wear? 23. Look at the pictures of ancient Egyptian men and women and draw your own pictures to show you understand what Egyptians would have worn. 11 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

12 Something Egyptians wore on their feet Something Egyptians wore on their head Something Egyptians wore on their body Some jewellery worn on the neck, wrist and ears 24. What material were most clothes made out of? 25. Why were most clothes made out of this material? 26. Why do you think most men and women had shaved heads or wore their hair short? 12 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

13 Section 4. Egyptian Gods and Temples SLIDE 35 What did Egyptians believe? 1. How many different gods and goddesses did the ancient Egyptians worship? 2. Who was the most important god? 3. Which goddess did Egyptians pray to if they thought the River Nile was going to flood? 4. Which god did Egyptians pray to if they were not feeling very well? 5. What is a temple? SLIDE 36 Ancient Egyptian God 6. What is the name of this god? 7. What animal is this god shown as? 8. What is this god wearing on their body? 9. What is this god wearing on their head? 10. What is this god carrying in their hand? 11. Why was he important to ancient Egyptians? 12. Now colour in this god. Add these labels Sun, Snake, Amulet, Staff and Head of a ram 13 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

14 SLIDES Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs 26. Describe what each of the symbols carried or worn by a pharaoh are. Write in the boxes National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

15 Section 5. Life After Death SLIDES How were the pyramids built? Khufu's Pyramid, at Giza 3. Mark with numbers these features of Khufu's Pyramid, at Giza. Air shafts The pharaoh s tomb Underground tomb Grand Gallery Entrance The Queen s tomb 4. You are a member of the Pharaoh Protection Society. It is 3560 BC and you have been asked to change or add extra features to pyramids to stop tomb robbers. What would you add to this pyramid to stop tomb robbers? 15 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

16 Section 6. Tutankhamen SLIDE 54 What can we learn about ancient Egypt from the treasures found in Tutankhamen s tomb? 5. Write your answers in the table below. What do you think it is? Evidence 1 Evidence 2 What do you think it is? What do you think it is made from? What do you think it is made from? What do you think it is used for? What do you think it is used for? What does this tell us about what the ancient Egyptians believed? What does this tell us about what the ancient Egyptians believed? What do you think it is? Evidence 3 Evidence 4 What do you think it is? What do you think it is made from? What do you think it is made from? What do you think it is used for? What do you think it is used for? What does this tell us about what the ancient Egyptians believed? What does this tell us about what the ancient Egyptians believed? 6. Image you were Howard Carter. Write a newspaper article about finding Tutankhamen s tomb, what you saw and how you felt seeing these objects for the first time. 16 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive

17 Congratulations, you have completed the ancient Egyptians topic. How well did you do? My best piece of work on the ancient Egyptians was This was my best piece of work because To do even better in my next topic I need to I also need to Teacher comment Your mark for the ancient Egyptians topic. My mark in the end of topic test was % 17 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 The Ancient Egyptians Interactive